Benefits - change of circumstances

Claiming benefit? Report your changes!
- Changes in circumstance will often affect your benefit or support
- Report your changes to prevent a benefit overpayment
- Deliberately not telling us about your changes is fraud
Find out what to do if your circumstances change
How to report your change of circumstances
You need to tell us immediately if you are getting housing benefit or council tax support and your circumstances change. We need to know:
- What has changed
- The date your change happened
You can contact us by emailing customers@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, calling 0300 300 8306, or download a form to help you report all the information we need.
Change of circumstances form (PDF 78KB)
We may ask you to confirm your change in writing, or provide proof of your new circumstances. We will contact you if we need extra information or proof. We can sometimes suspend your benefit, so that you do not continue to be paid too much whilst you wait for proof of your change.
What to do if your circumstances change
Housing benefit overpayments
Benefit fraud
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Change of circumstances form (PDF 78KB)
Contact us
- customers@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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