Housing benefits

Report a change in circumstances

You need to tell us about changes as soon as they happen.

We will normally need to see evidence of the change. You can upload evidence/documents to the change of circumstances form below.

If the evidence is not currently available, complete our change of circumstances form and provide the documents within 1 month using our providing additional documents form.

If you are replying to a letter, you can also use the link below to do this.

What we need to know

You need to tell us if you, your partner, your non-dependant or dependant child:

  • start or stop receiving benefit payments
  • start or stop receiving pension payments
  • start or stop receiving Tax Credits
  • start or stop working
  • have changes in childcare costs
  • become a full time student
  • leave school or education
  • have a change to the amount of income received, for example wage increase/decrease
  • have a change to the amount of savings, if your and your partners savings total over £6000.00
  • are going to be away from your property for four weeks or more (you need to let us know before you go away). Check the temporary absence rules
  • have someone move in or out of your household
  • have a new addition to your household, such as a new baby
  • have a rent increase or decrease
  • move home

Report a change of circumstances or reply to a query letter