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This section contains information on how local and central government works, as well as information on paying your Council Tax and claiming benefits:

Birth, marriage and death
Register a birth, death or marriage.

Budget
This section of the website is designed to help you understand how our budget is funded, how it is spent and what our priorities are.

Central government
Parliamentary constituencies within Renfrewshire and links to central government sites.

Contacts, complaints and consultations
Get in touch with us to make a suggestion or complaint and take part in one of our consultations.

Council information, performance and statistics
Information about the council, from an explanation about how it works to contacting your councillor, and more.

Council Tax
Information on the property-based tax paid on domestic properties.

Council Tax benefit and housing benefit
Information for tenants and owner-occupiers about how to claim these benefits.

Data protection and Freedom of Information
Your rights to view data about you that the council holds and access the information that council services produce in the course of their work.

Elections
Make sure you're registered to vote in elections to the council and the Scottish, UK and European parliaments.

Joint boards
Joint boards and joint committees are public bodies set up to work for several councils at once - view their agendas and minutes on these pages.

Online services
Details of council services that you can access directly online.

Tenders and contracts
Find out how to become a supplier to Renfrewshire Council.

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