Details about cookies on this service
We need to use some essential cookies to make the 'Apply for direct rent payments’ website work.
If your cookies are switched off
You will see an error message when you try to use the website if your cookies are disabled.
How to turn cookies on depends on the browser you are using and how up to date it is.
Find out how to change your settings for the most popular browsers, including:
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Safari, commonly used on iPads, iPhones and other Apple computers
Find out how to manage cookies for other browsers.
Cookies that measure website use
We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use the website. We use this information to improve this website.
We do not allow Google to use or share the data about how you use this site.
Google analytics cookies collect and store information about:
- the page you visit - what you click on when using the website
- how long you spend on each page
- how you got to the website
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This helps us count how many people visit the service by tracking if you’ve visited before | 2 years |
| _gid | This helps us count how many people visit the service by tracking if you’ve visited before | 24 hours |
| _gat | This is used to limit the rate at which page view requests are recorded by Google | 1 minute |
Strictly necessary cookies
These essential cookies do things like remember your progress through a form.
These cookies are automatically removed from your computer when you complete your application or if you:
- don't do anything for 60 minutes
- close your browser
- switch off your computer
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| myappsessionid | Saves the information you enter, in an encrypted format, while you are making the application | Once you submit your application |
Cookies message
You may see a banner when you visit this website inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We’ll set cookies so that your computer knows you’ve seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| seen_cookie_message | Saves a message to let us know that you’ve seen our cookie message | 1 month |