Make a payment Jobs and careers My Account Listen and translate Menu ‌ Home Your Services Welfare & Benefits Housing Benefit - Changes in Circumstances Coronavirus information and advice Visit our dedicated COVID-19 pages for help, support and information on Coronavirus. Housing Benefit - Changes in Circumstances Housing Benefit - Changes in Circumstances It is very important that you tell us about any changes in your circumstances within one month of the change. If you don't you may lose money you are entitled to, or you may get too much benefit which you may have to pay back. You must tell us about any changes. Do not rely on someone else to pass the message on. It is an offence not to tell us about any change of circumstance that affects your benefit. Changes you must tell us about; you or anyone living with you gets a job (no matter how many hours they work), changes their job or leaves their job you or anyone living with you receives any pension any of your children leave school or leave home anyone moves into or out of your home (including lodgers and sub-tenants) your income (including benefits) or the income of anyone living with you changes your capital, savings or investments change you or anyone living with you becomes a student, goes on a training scheme, or goes into hospital, nursing home or prison your rent changes, your landlord changes or moves you move you or your partner are going to be away from home for more than a month anyone in your household dies you receive any decision from the Home Office or anything you have already told us about changes Report a Change in circumstances Related Pages Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support - Useful Forms What to do if my Housing Benefit is wrong Council Tax - Tell us about any changes If you would like to give us feedback on our website, please complete this short online form. Print Bookmark Share Most popular pages Make a payment Registering a birth Jobs and careers Pay your council tax Working for the City Council Grow your Business We're on social media Follow @NewcastleCC on Twitter Watch our videos on YouTube Like Newcastle City Council on Facebook Follow @LoveNewcastle on Instagram Find out how we use social media Press Office and News ReciteMe and Accessibility ©Newcastle City Council Privacy Notice Terms and conditions Contact Us Listen and translate