Changes in Circumstances

I am on benefits – should I report any changes in my circumstances?

Yes, the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Regulations state that you have a duty to report changes in your circumstances to the Benefits Team.

Will my Benefits change on the same day as my circumstances change?

No, when a change takes place, which affects your entitlement to Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit in most cases this will take effect from the first Monday after, the change occurs – even if it occurs on a Monday.  However if your change means that you are entitled to more benefit and you told us more than one calendar month after the change occurred, Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit will only take the change into account from the first Monday after you told us of the change.


You should tell the Benefits Team, in writing, of the following changes so that your benefits can be reassessed where necessary:

  • the end of entitlement to Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or Pension Credit;
  • changes in the family income;
  • changes in the amount of savings, capital and accounts held;
  • change of address;
  • changes in the number and status of dependants (for example, leaving school or the birth of a baby);
  • changes in the number or status of non-dependants (for example, where a non-dependant moves in or out of the accommodation or begins or ends work);
  • changes in household (for example partner moves in or out);
  • changes to rent paid to a private landlord;
  • changes in payments received from tenants or sub-tenants;
  • if a member of the family is hospitalised; and
  • any other change that could affect your benefit entitlement must be reported.

If you are not sure please contact a member the Benefits Team on 709540

If your circumstances have changed since you applied for benefits, please use the space to tell us about the change and the date it occurred.
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YOU MUST SEND IN PROOF OF THIS CHANGE IMMEDIATELY TO THE BENEFITS TEAM AT MARMION HOUSE
Declaration: I declare that I have notified the Benefits Team of every change in my circumstances to date.
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If you do not tell The Benefits Team at Marmion House about your changes in circumstances, you may be overpaid benefit which will be recovered from you. If the change increases your benefit and you notify us more than one month after that change, you will lose out on entitlement. So don't delay - tell us today!

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