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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:
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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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