Changes in my Circumstances
Working age customers
If you are aged under 60, any change in circumstances that might affect your benefit claim must be reported to the Benefit Section. Examples include: If you, or anyone in your home:
- Stops or starts receiving Income Support or income based Jobseekers Allowance please use this form
- Stops or starts working or the number of hours worked or wages change please use this form
- Stops or starts getting any benefit, pension, tax credit or allowance please use this form
- Has any other change of income or savings please use this form
- Gets married, separated or dies please use this form
- Comes to live in, or leaves your home please use this form
- If your child leaves school please use this form
- If you or your partner moves house or change rooms in a house you share with other people (even if this is temporary) please use this form.
If you do not report changes which would increase your benefit within a month of the change you may lose out on benefit. This is because your benefit will only increase from the Monday after you told the council about your change if it is notified late.
If the change would reduce your Housing and or Council Tax Benefit then your claim will always be amended from the Monday following the actual date of your change of circumstances.
It is important that any change of circumstance is reported to the Council immediately to avoid an overpayment of benefit occuring.
To see how your change in circumstances may affect your benefit please use the Benefits Calculator.
Retirement Age
If you are aged 60 or over and in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee, you must tell us about the following changes:
- Any absence from your home, which is likely to be for more than 13 weeks.
- If a non-dependant moves in or out of your home.
- If the income of a non-dependant increases or decreases.
If you get Housing Benefit, you must also tell us about any change to your tenancy. These may include:
- A rent increase
- A change to your tenancy conditions
Please use this form to report a change in your circumstance.
If you are in receipt of the Pension Savings Credit only, you must tell us about all of the changes listed under Pension Guarantee Credit and the following changes:
- An increase or decrease in any Child Tax Credit.
- If you start or stop getting Child Benefit.
- Your capital exceeds £16,000. (for more information on capital and savings)
- Changes to the income or capital of partners not included in the Pension credit claim.
Please use this form to report a change in your circumstance.
All other changes should be reported to the Pension Service who will inform East Hampshire District Council if it effects your entitlement to Housing Benefit and or Council Tax Benefit.
If you are not in receipt of a Pension Credit you must still tell us about all changes in your circumstance please refer to the information detailed under the heading Changes in my Circumstances at the top of this page.
Please use this form to report a change in your circumstance.
To see how your change in circumstances may affect your benefit why not try our Benefits Calculator.
If you do not agree with the decision that has been made on your claim please refer to our leaflet ' What do I do if I disagree with the Council’s decision about my benefit?'.
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