How we use your benefit claim personal information
If you make a claim for housing benefit, council tax support or a discretionary housing payment, we might use the information held on you for other benefit-related services.
Report a change to your benefit claim
You need to tell us straight away about any change that affects your benefits.
Things that you need to tell us about including if you:
- move home
- get a job, finish a job or change your working hours
- move in with your partner or stop living with them
- have a baby
- start full-time education or training
- rent out a room in your house
- move out of your house for more than four weeks, for example, living abroad or going into hospital
If you're not sure if your change will affect your claim, please tell us anyway.