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HOUSING BENEFIT, COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT AND SECOND ADULT REBATE CLAIM FORM - PDF
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1 For Office Use Only Ben Ref o: Date of Issue: Reason for Issue: Receipt Stamp HOUSIG BEEFIT, COUCIL TAX BEEFIT AD SECOD ADULT REBATE CLAIM FORM ou should complete and return this form as soon as you can. If you don t you may lose benefit. If you are entitled to benefit it will normally start from either the date you moved in or the Monday after we get your completed claim form. ou may be entitled to benefit if you are on a low income and have less than 16,000 in savings. It is very important that you answer all the questions so we can process your claim. Please read the notes enclosed before you start to fill in this form. There is a reminder at the end of each section which tells you what proof to send us. Please do not send valuable documents through the post. Take them to your local East Ayrshire Council Office or bring them to us at the Benefits Section where they will be copied and returned to you. ou can send this form back to us even if you are waiting for proof of your income or any other details. ou can send the proof or details later but if you cannot get it to us within one calendar month, you must let us know. Please make sure that your name, address and ational Insurance number are shown clearly on any documents you send us. ou should try to pay your rent or Council Tax (or both) in full until we tell you whether you are entitled to any benefit. If you have any questions or need help completing the form our telephone number is: Further information is also available on our website: If you know about anyone claiming any other benefit they are not entitled to, please ring The ational Benefit Fraud Hotline on: or write to PO Box 647, Preston PR1 1WA 1
2 HOUSIG BEEFIT, COUCIL TAX BEEFIT AD SECOD ADULT REBATE CLAIM FORM If you are applying for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit please fully complete this form. If you are applying for a Second Adult Rebate only fill in this page, Part 1 and Part 11 of this form. The notes enclosed with this form may also help you. ou our Partner Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms etc) First ame(s) Last ame Date of Birth ational Insurance umber Address What date did you actually move to this address? If you have not yet moved in, please leave blank and advise in writing when you do move in. Contact telephone number (including STD) address We need to see two forms of identification and proof of your ational Insurance umber for you and your partner otherwise we are unable to consider your claim. I am a (please tick box) Council Tenant Registered Social Landlord/Housing Association Private Tenant Hostel Tenant Owner Occupier Boarder If you rent your property we need to see your current lease agreement (unless you are a Council Tenant) 2
3 Part 1: about other people living in your household Please list everyone else who lives with you at this address (excluding boarders, lodgers and subtenants) Relationship Other names Do you receive ational to Claimant they have Child Benefit ame Date of Birth Insurance umber (eg son, daughter) been known as for this person? Do you pay childcare costs for anyone under 15 years old to a registered childcare provider? If yes, please provide your contract from your childcare provider Please complete details of all boarders, lodgers and subtenants in the household Relationship Rent charged by Does this Does this ame to Claimant you each week include meals? include heating? Please indicate if you or any household member falls into any of these categories Category ame of person Category ame of person a student a student nurse an apprentice a skillseeker severely mentally impaired registered or certified blind long term sick or disabled in legal custody If any of the above are students, you will need to complete a student details form which we will send you. Please also provide their loan/bursary/grant award letter(s). If you or any household members are in legal custody, please provide the name/address of where they are being held Please provide the date they entered custody 3
4 Part 2: your nationality Have you or your partner come to live in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man in the last two years? ou do not need to complete this box if you were out of the UK on holiday for a period of less than one month What date did you last arrive in the UK? What is your ationality? ou may need to provide your Home Office documents/passport(s) Part 3: unearned income (State Benefits) Please list any benefits you or any household members are getting or have claimed and are waiting to hear about. This is an example of some of the benefits; however, this list is not exhaustive. Adoption Pay Bereavement Allowance Child Tax Credit Carers Allowance Contributions Based Jobseekers Allowance Disability Living Allowance Fostering Allowance Guardian s Allowance Income Based Jobseekers Allowance Income Support Incapacity Benefit/Employment Support Allowance Industrial Death Benefit Industrial Injuries Disablement Allowance Maternity Allowance Pension Credits Return to Work Credit State Retirement Pension Statutory Sick Pay Statutory Maternity Pay Severe Disablement Allowance War Disablement Pension War Pension/War Widows Pension Working Tax Credit ame of benefit Who receives it? Amount How often Waiting to hear We need to see original award letters confirming how much you get for each benefit. 4
5 Part 3: unearned income (State Benefits) continued Do you or your partner receive Carers Allowance for looking after someone? Does anyone receive Carers Allowance for looking after you or your partner? Are you or your partner in hospital or a residential home at the moment? If ES, Please provide the date you/they went in Have you or your partner been told you are entitled to Carers Allowance but do not receive payment? Please provide the name/address of the hospital/residential home Do you/they intend to return home? Part 4: earned income Are any members of the household self employed? If yes, you/they will need to complete a self employed form which we will send you. Please also provide your/their most recent accounts Please list all members of the household who work for an employer Employer s Employer s Hours worked How often ame name address Date started per week are they paid? Are any of the above people currently on sick leave? Please provide the date they last worked Are any of the above people currently on maternity leave? Please provide the date they last worked Do you or any of the household members do any voluntary work? Do you/they receive any payment including expenses? If, ES, how much? We need to see 5 weekly, 3 fortnightly or 2 monthly consecutive payslips or have the enclosed earnings certificate completed, ensuring the company stamp is shown or a company letterhead is provided. 5
6 Part 5: any other money coming in Do you or your partner have any other money coming in? ou our Partner Please list any other income you or anyone who lives with you receives eg private pension, occupational pension, works pension, maintenance payments or payments from The Independent Living Fund, the Eileen Trust or the MacFarlane Trust. Who receives it? Who does this income come from? Amount How often We need to see original award letters, statement advice slips, proof of maintenance payments for any other income above Part 6: capital, savings and investments 6a Do you or your partner have any bank, building society or post office accounts? ou our Partner If ES, please complete the table below, if no, go to Part 6b ame of account holder(s) ame of Bank/Building Society Account number How much (s) We need to see an original current statement showing at least 2 months of transactions 6
7 Part 6: capital, savings and investments continued 6b Do you or your partner have any stocks, shares, premium bonds, unit trusts, ISAs, PEPS or ational Savings Certificates? ou our Partner If ES, please complete the table below, if no, go to Part 6c Type of investment/ umber of Held by company name units/shares Issue date Value We need to see your original share certificate, premium bonds, national savings certificates, current valuation letter for unit trusts 6c Do you or your partner have any other kind of savings or investments? ou our Partner If ES, please say how much, if no, go to Part 7 Please give details We need to see original documents for any other savings or investments you have mentioned above 7
8 Part 7: about your rent Are you charged rent for your home? Do you use you home for business? When did your rent charge start? If you are charged rent by East Ayrshire Council, go to Part 8 Does your landlord live at this address? What is your landlord s name and address? Is your landlord registered with East Ayrshire Council? If ES, please provide their registration number If your landlord has an agent, what is their full name and address? Are you, your partner or children related to your landlord or agent or to your landlords partner or agent s partner? If ES, what is the relationship? If you answer yes to this, you and your landlord will be required to complete a questionnaire which we will send you Who do you want us to pay your benefit to? (for most private tenants we will pay Housing Benefit to you, not your landlord) Please provide details of the account your cheque will be paid into ou our landlord s agent Bank or Building Society name and address our landlord Someone else you choose If you want us to pay benefit to someone else, please give their name, address and relationship to you and the reason why you want this person to receive your benefit at Part 10 Sort code Account number 8
9 Part 7: about your rent continued How much rent are you charged? Are you more than 6 weeks behind with the rent? How often do you pay it? Weekly Fortnightly 4 weekly Monthly Does anyone else share the rent with you and your partner? If, ES, who? What sort of building do you live in? If other, please state what type Detached house Flat in a house Hotel Semi detached house Flat in a block Board and lodgings Terraced house Flat over a shop Caravan, mobile home or houseboat Maisonette Bedsit or rooms Other Bungalow Hostel Separate Other Livingroom Bedroom Bedsits Kitchens Bathrooms Toilets rooms TOTAL umber of rooms in your property umber of rooms used by you/family umber of rooms that you share If you live in a building where there is more than one floor, which floor do you live in? If you live in a flat, from the outside facing the building, is your property on the? Ground Second Left Right First Third Do you have any weeks when you are not charged rent? Who is liable to pay the Council Tax on your home? Does your rent include meals? If, ES, how many? ou/partner If, ES, which? our Landlord Breakfast Lunch Evening meal Has your home been built or adapted for people with disabilities? Does your rent include any other services listed here? Service How much () Service How much () Lighting of accommodation Cleaning of common areas Hot water Laundry equipment Gas/electricity for cooking Heating Power Cleaning of accommodation Lighting of common areas Laundering by landlord Gardening Personal care/support Council Tax Other 9
10 Part 8: property Have you or your partner ever owned the property you currently live in? If ES, please provide reason for the sale We may ask you to provide further information What was your previous address? Did you or your partner own your previous address? If ES, is this property? For sale Sold If sold, please provide the schedule of sale Do you or your partner own any other properties or land in this country and abroad other than the home you live in? If ES, please provide the address Is anyone resident in this property? If ES, please provide details here, if O, go to Part 9 ame Age Relationship ou may be required to complete a questionnaire which we will send you Do you receive any monies in respect of this property? Are you living away from home at the moment? If ES, tell us why you are not living at home When did you last live at home? When do you expect to go back home? 10
11 Part 8: property continued What is the address you are living at the moment? If your home has been sublet, tell us who lives there now Part 9: backdating We normally pay benefit from the Monday following the date we receive the form. We can pay it earlier if there are good reasons for you failing to claim earlier. If you want us to consider backdating your benefit, please tell us below the date you want this to apply from. Please note we can only award you benefit from six months before the date you have actually claimed. Please say why you did not claim earlier (at Part 10) and provide any supporting evidence, eg medical evidence etc. For the earlier period were your circumstances the same as this form? have actually claimed. Were you, your partner s (if you have one) and your household circumstances the same for the last year as you have declared on the form? Part 10: other relevant information Date you want to claim benefit from If O, please give details of what has changed and the date of change, at Part 10 Important note for people aged 60 or over If you meet all the conditions, we can award you benefit from three months before the date you If O, please give details of what has changed and the date of change, in Part 10 Please give us any other information that you feel might help us when we work out your benefit. For example, you might have more than one job or work irregular hours or you might like us to consider you for backdated benefit. Please continue on separate sheet if necessary 11
12 Part 11: declaration Even if someone else has filled in this form for you, you must sign the declaration if you can. If you have a partner, it would be helpful if they sign below to confirm all the details about them are correct, but they do not have to sign. Please read this declaration carefully before you sign and date it. I declare that the information I have given on this form is correct and complete. I understand that if I give information that is incorrect or incomplete, you may take action against me. This may include court action. I agree that you will use the information I have provided to process my claim for Housing and/or Council Tax Benefit. ou may check some of the information with other sources as allowed by law. I understand that you may use any information I have provided in connection with this and any other claim for social security benefits or educational benefits that I have made or may make. ou may give some information to other organisations, such as government departments, local authorities and private sector companies such as banks and organisations that may lend me money, if the law allows this. I agree that you may use the information I have provided in connection with the collection of Community Charge/Council Tax. I understand that the data held by you will be used for cross-system and cross-authority comparison purposes for the prevention and detection of fraud. I know that I must let you know about any change in circumstances that might affect my claim. our signature our Partner s signature Date Date Forms filled in by someone else who is not the person claiming Have you filled in the form for someone else? If ES, please tell us why Ill health Cannot read or write Disability Other If other, please give details Please read and sign below the following declaration I read back to the customer the entries I made on this form based on the information given by them. The customer agreed they were correct. ame of person completing form Signature Customer s signature Date Date 06/09 12