Housing and benefits - Report changes in circumstances

You will have to repay any overpaid benefits if you delay or fail to tell us about a change in circumstances.

We need to know about any change of circumstances, such as:

• If you move home
• If someone moves in or out
• If your income changes
• If your rent changes
• If you qualify for another benefit
• If you stop getting Income Support or Jobseeker’s Allowance
• If anyone living in your home has a change of circumstance

If you fail to tell us about a change at all, then you could be prosecuted for benefit fraud.

Before you start

To use this service you will need:

• Your national insurance number
• Your address details
• Your benefit claim reference number
• Details of your change
• Any evidence you may need to prove your changes (these must be original documents and not copies)

Report changes in circumstances in relation to housing benefit