Change in Circumstances
You must tell us about any changes that may affect your claim for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction.
For example:
- Any of your children leave school, leave higher education or leave your property
- Anyone moves into or out of your home, including lodges and sub tenants
- Your income or the income of anyone living with you changes; including benefit changes
- Your capital or savings amount goes down or goes up
- You or anyone living with you becomes a student, goes on a Youth Training Scheme, goes into hospital or a nursing home, goes into prison, or changes leaves a job
- Your rent changes
- You move
- You or your partner to be away from home for more than a month
- You or anyone living with you starts work
- You receive any decision from the Home Office
Please contact us to tell us about your changes.
Change in Circumstances Form »
You can email your documents to
Benefits@halton.gov.uk or call 0151 511 7772 to report your change
Please note most changes will require you to provide proof of your change, proof can be emailed to
Benefits@halton.gov.uk or sent in the post to Benefits Section, Halton Borough Council, PO Box 10892, Nottingham, NG6 6EL