If you currently receive Housing Benefit and there is a change in any of your personal circumstances, you must let us know as soon as possible. You must report all changes in circumstances.
For example:
- you stop getting Income Support or Jobseekers Allowance
- your income changes
- your address changes
- a member of your household's circumstances changes
- your savings increase.
Failure to report a change in circumstances may result in an overpayment of benefit.
You must inform us in writing of your change in circumstances. You must provide all relevant information. If you don't tell us about the change and we pay you too much Housing Benefit, you may have to pay it back. You can report your change in circumstances by using the tear-off part of the Housing Benefit application form, or by writing a letter to us.
What we must do
Once we receive notification of your change in circumstances, we will re-assess your claim for housing benefit and issue a written notification of your Housing Benefit entitlement.
FAQs
How do I notify you of a change in my circumstances?
You must notify us of any change immediately, preferably in writing by using the tear-off part of the Housing Benefit application form, or by writing a letter to us. Failure to notify us may lead to an overpayment of Housing Benefit.
For more information, please get in touch with us at the contacts below.