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Benefits - Change Of Circumstances


When you made your claim for Housing and or Council Tax Benefit, you signed a declaration that said you would tell us straight away about any change in your circumstances which might affect your entitlement and claim.

We need to know any changes of circumstances

For example you must tell us

  • If you move house or the room you live in
  • If someone in your household moves in or out
  • If your income changes
  • If your child benefit changes or tax credits change (including if a dependant ceases to be in full-time education)
  • If your non-dependants' income changes,
  • If your capital (savings) changes
  • If you stop or start receiving Income Support or Job Seekers Allowance or Employment Support Allowance
  • If you stop or start receiving Pension Credit
  • If you are on Pension Credit Savings Credit and your capital (savings) change and goes above £16,000
  • If you or your partner go into prison or hospital
  • If your rent changes

Tell us now:

Failure to advise us of any changes to your circumstances may result in the following:

  • Overpayments of benefit will need to be paid back.
  • You can be prosecuted if you if you do not tell us.
  • Benefit may be lost if you do not tell us within one month of the change

Change of Circumstances form

Make sure you let other relevant Government Departments know of any changes too

Click on the following Links:

Pension Service

JobCentre Plus

Tax Credits and Child Benefit

When a claim has been reassessed due to a change in circumstances, you will receive notifications showing your new benefit entitlement; if an overpayment has been caused then we will also explain this to you face to face if your assessment was done in reception or in a letter with details why this has happened.

Please click on link how overpayments are recovered?

If you believe that your decision about Housing and/or Council Tax Benefit are incorrect then please click on the link If you think the decision about your Housing and/or Council Tax Benefit is wrong

If an underpayment has been created then this will be paid in the next benefit payment that is due out.

Please click here for Benefits - Payment Dates

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Page Last Updated
10 June 2010