Housing and Council Tax Benefit changes of circumstance
You must tell us immediately, in
writing, about any changes to the information used to assess your
benefit claim.
A phone call or asking someone else to tell us
about the change is not enough.
If there is an overpayment of benefit you may
have to pay some money back.
If you deliberately fail to tell us about
changes which result in too much benefit being paid, you are
committing an offence and you may be prosecuted.
Examples of changes in circumstances
you must tell us about:
- changes to your or your partners income,
capital or savings;
- changes to the income of any adults or
children living with you or the number of people living with
you;
- if you, your partner or any other adults in
your household stop receiving Income Support or Jobseekers
Allowance;
- if any of your children leave college or
school;
- if you or someone in your household starts
work;
- changes to your tenancy or rent or if you are
likely to be away from home for 13 weeks or more.
You must tell us immediately
about any changes. If the change means you would get
more benefit, and you do not tell us within one
month, we will not be able to backdate the change.
You can use the forms below to to notify
us of your changes.