www.hullcc.gov.uk
In Person at any Hull City Council Customer Service Centre or Information Point.
Please telephone (01482) 300 303 for details of your nearest Customer Service Centre or Information Point.
Or you can write to us at
Freepost RLUA-YRHR-AKTS, Hull City Council Revenues and Benefits Service,
P.O. Box 128, Hull, HU1 2BR
M a k i n g B e n e f i t s
A c c e s s i b l e !
You need to report your change in circumstances straight away or you may lose money that you are entitled
to. If you have received too much Housing Benefit you may be asked to pay it back and your Council Tax
account will be adjusted where you have received too much Council Tax Reduction.
Do not rely on someone else to inform us of a change in your circumstances. It is your duty to tell us about any changes
that may affect your benefit.
We need as much detail as possible. If you need to continue on a separate sheet. Please quote your Name,
Address, National Insurance Number and Case Reference Number, if known. We may ask you for additional
details. If we do we will write to you.
Filling in this form
Use dark blue or black ink, do not use pencil. If you make a mistake, just cross it out and put the right
information next to it. Do not use correction fluid.
If you need help to fill in this form
If you need any help, contact the Council’s Benefits Service by ringing
(01482)
300 303, textphone 300349 or by going into any of our Customer Service Centres or Information Points.
Evidence
We may not be able to re-calculate your entitlement without supporting evidence of your changed
circumstances. If you are unable to supply evidence with this form it can be sent later.
Your payments of Housing Benefit may be stopped while we wait for your evidence. We will write to you
about this. If you fail to supply information we may end your award.
Acceptable evidences include:-
For proof of identity: a Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate or Civil Partnership Certificate, Passport,
National Insurance Card, Driving Licence, UK Residence Permit, EEC Identity Card.
For proof of benefits, income, tax credits, earnings and or capital.
●Current benefit award notices or a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions confirming the amount.
●Pension slips from a former employer,
●For recent employment or change to earnings, the wage slips available and or a letter from the employer
detailing the expected future earnings,
●Consecutive wage slips; either five weekly or two monthly, or an Earnings Certificate.●
●For recent self-employment, a projection of expected earnings, or a summary of trading so far.
Self-employed accounts or a Self-employed Income and Expenditure Form which can be obtained by
telephoning (01482) 300 303. Textphone customers please use (01482) 300 349.
●Up to date Bank, Building Society or Post Office books, full bank statements of which we need evidence
for at least the last two consecutive months
