Change in Circumstances

Council Tax Support is based upon your individual circumstances so you must let the Council know if your circumstances change.  

When things change at home or at work you will need to tell the Council. You will need to tell the Council when your income and/or savings change. This applies to all members of your household. You must tell the Council when your income from other benefits changes even if you think that the change will not affect your benefit entitlement. 

Examples of changes that you should tell the Council about: 

  • You and your household move address.  

  • You gain or lose a partner. This includes a partner of the same or opposite sex 

  • You or your partner cease to receive Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance or Employment Support Allowance 

  • You start or stop receiving Universal Credit 

  • You or your partner start or stop receiving any benefit or income 

  • Benefit for you or your partner increases or decreases 

  • Anyone in your household has a change in their income 

  • You or your partner start or cease work 

  • You or anyone in your household have a pay rise or any other increase in income 

  • You or anyone in your household receive a bonus from your employer 

  • Someone leaves or joins your household 

  • Your family has increased due to the birth of a child, or you start, or cease, to receive child benefit 

  • Anyone in your household goes into hospital 

  • You are temporarily absent from your home.