Housing and council tax benefit - change to circumstances
You must tell us straight away of any changes in your circumstances (this list is not exhaustive), such as;
Changes you must tell us about
- any of your children leaving school or leaving home;
- anyone moving into or out of your home (including lodgers and subtenants);
- your income or the income of anyone living with you, including benefits, changes;
- you or anyone living with you starts work;
- you or your partner’s capital, savings or investments change;
- you or anyone living with you becomes a student, a Youth Trainee, goes into hospital or a nursing home, goes into prison, changes or leaves a job
- your rent changes;
- you move;
- you or your partner are going to be away from home for more than a month;
- you receive any decision from the Home Office; or
- anything you have told us about changes.
You must make sure that you tell us about these changes. Don’t rely on someone else to pass the message on.
If you don’t tell us about these changes you may lose money you are entitled to or you may get too much benefit, which you will probably have to pay back.
It is an offence not to tell us about any change of circumstance that affects your benefit. If you do not, we may take court action against you.
You can contact us by:
- calling or writing to one of our offices: Isle of Anglesey County Council, Revenues and Benefits Office, POBOX 29, Llangefni, Anglesey, LL77 7ZF or Holyhead Area Office, Isle of Anglesey County Council, Newry Street, Holyhead, Anglesey, LL65 1HU. (Please note that our office in Holyhead is an Area Office only, please do not post any correspondence to this address)
- faxing on 01248 752233; or
- sending an e-mail to benefits@anglesey.gov.uk
