London Borough of Hackney Menu Coronavirus Vaccination and testing information and other help and support Home Help 3 min read On this page: Homepage Site navigation Site wide features Content pages Speech enabling our website Browser compatibility Homepage Our website homepage has been designed to provide easy access to key services and information. You can access common tasks using the headings and links in the middle of the page. To make a payment, click on the Make a payment icon in the top tasks section. Site navigation The website is made up of 20 different sections: Benefits and support Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship Business services, rates and licensing Community, crime and safety Council and elections Council tax Environmental problems Health and wellbeing Housing Jobs and training Libraries, archives and culture Make a payment Markets Parking Planning, building and regeneration Recycling and waste Roads and transport Schools and education Social support Sports, leisure and parks Each of these sections are accessible from the homepage of the site. These main section areas lead through to content pages relating to the services the Council and its partners provide. Site wide features There are a number of features that appear as standard at the top of every page of the site. List of services Search These features appear in the footer of the site. Accessibility Contact us Email alerts Help News Privacy statement Sign in / Register Terms of use Content pages On each content page you can access information relating to a particular service. This information will appear in the central column of the page. Any additional information is located beneath the main content area where appropriate. The following elements are available on our content pages. Contact details Below the main content of each page you will find the contact details for the service. Downloads In the body text of the page you will find links to documents which will open in a new window. The documents on our site are stored on Google drive, apart from applications forms in Word format and some Excel spreadsheets. If you’re unable read these documents, install the Microsoft Office apps or open the documents in your browser using Word Online or Excel Online For mobile apps, visit the store for your device. Speech enabling our website This website is speech-enabled, which means that you can download free software onto your computer and have the site read aloud to you. Assistive technology adds text-to-speech functionality to websites. It adds speech and reading support tools to online content to extend the reach of websites for people who require reading support. This includes those with dyslexia, learning difficulties, mild visual impairments and those with English as a second language. These groups benefit from the audio-visual reinforcement of online content. Important information for people who don’t use a mouse If your assistive technology software has been designed to be used primarily by mouse movements, you should enable mousekeys. To do this: open the control panel select accessibility options select the ‘mouse’ tab switch on mousekeys – you will be able to control the mouse using your numeric keypad This will allow you to navigate to text on web pages which would normally be inaccessible using the keyboard. Browser compatibility To ensure that you can access all the features of our site, please ensure that you are running the latest version of your browser. Chrome Firefox Microsoft Edge Opera Safari Page updated on: 15 June 2021 Apply for Freedom Pass Apply for Blue Badge Ask for council tax discount Send us benefits evidence Pay or view rent payments Report a benefits change Find out about universal credit Register a birth Register a death Parking fines (PCNs) Resident parking permits Pay your council tax Find support services Reserve and renew library items Jobs and careers Report noise Visitor vouchers Household bin collections One Account sign in Payments News Email alerts Help Contact us Accessibility Privacy statement Terms of use twitter facebook youtube instagram All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated We use cookies to ensure you have the best experience. For full details see our privacy statement. Accept and close