Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support
Change of circumstances
Change of circumstances
Moving house
If you currently receive Housing Benefit and or Council Tax support in Hyndburn, have moved to another property in Hyndburn, and none of your other circumstances have changed (such as your income) then you may be able to transfer your claim to your new house.
Please complete a Moving House Form and send it to us along with your new tenancy agreement if applicable.
To download a moving house form to notify the Council that you have moved please use this link.
To electronically notify the Council that you have moved house please use this link.
Other changes
If you (or anyone in your household) have had another type of change in your circumstances, we need to know, as it could affect your claim. Changes we need to know about include
• People moving in or out of your household including new babies
• An increase or decrease in your income or salary
• A change in your child care costs
• An increase or decrease in your savings or capital
• An increase in your state or private pension
• Changes to your child benefit or tax credits
• Changes to working tax credit
If you are claiming Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Support and you are likely to be outside of Great Britain for 4 weeks or more you must notify the Council immediately.
Please note that Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales.
You can tell us about a change in your circumstances using one of our forms which should be sent to us along with proof of your change.
To download a change of circumtances form please use this link.
If you need to tell the Council about a change of circumstances this can be done electronically here.
To electronically notify the Council of a change of circumtances please use this link.
Some changes might mean that you move off Housing Benefits and need to claim Universal Credit. Details can be found on the Universal Credit website.
You must tell us about a change within one month of the change.
If you do not tell us about a change in your circumstances which affects your Housing Benefit and or Council Tax support entitlement, you may end up with a Housing Benefit overpayment or may lose Housing Benefit that you may be entitled to.
If we find that you deliberately avoided telling us about a change that reduces your Housing Benefit and or Council Tax support entitlement, you may be investigated for fraud.
If you are not sure if a change would affect your claim, please contact us to check if you need to notify the Council.