{"id":14564,"date":"2023-07-20T12:06:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T12:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=14564"},"modified":"2023-10-06T10:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:08:39","slug":"supporting-a-claim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/employment\/benefits\/housing-benefit\/supporting-a-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Used to Support a Claim for Housing Benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SUPPORTING A CLAIM<\/strong>: There is a way to get a <a href=\"\/rules\/employment\/benefits\/housing-benefit\/how-to-claim\/\">claim for Housing Benefit<\/a> processed faster.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to have some information and evidence available when you make the claim. Make sure you know:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The total amount of rent you are paying and whether there is anything else included in the rental payments (e.g. utility charges for gas or electricity).<\/li>\n<li>Whether you pay any service charges (including building maintenance or property insurance).<\/li>\n<li>The full contact details of your landlord or letting agent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Special Types of Tenancies<\/h2>\n<p>You may need to check whether you have an &#8216;assured tenancy&#8217;. It may apply to a tenancy started in 1997 or earlier if you are renting from a private landlord. The charity website &#8216;Shelter&#8217; has a tenancy rights checker for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Housing Benefit also applies to some government properties (e.g. for people in the armed forces). In this case, you would need to know whether you have a Crown Tenancy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Information and Evidence to Provide<\/h2>\n<p>The supporting evidence you provide for Housing Benefit must be the original documents. They will not accept any copies. Thus, make sure you can produce the originals of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The most recent payslips (if you are in work). You will need five (5) if you get paid weekly, or two (2) if you get paid monthly.<\/li>\n<li>Your bank or building society statements for the previous two (2) full months.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of other income sources or investments, including ISAs, shares, or Premium Bonds.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of income sources for any non-dependants that live with you. As a rule, this applies to any adult relatives or friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may also need to provide proof of the name and address of your partner. It would apply if you are working or you get <a href=\"\/rules\/employment\/benefits\/jobseekers\/allowance\/\">contribution-based Jobseekers Allowance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But, you must use different documents to prove their name and their address. Thus, you can provide any two (2) of these documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birth or marriage certificate<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rules\/immigration\/biometric-residence-permit\/\">Biometric residence permit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Certificate of registration or naturalisation<\/li>\n<li>Current passport<\/li>\n<li>Permanent residence card<\/li>\n<li>Letter from HM Revenue and Customs or the Home Office<\/li>\n<li>Recent utility bill<\/li>\n<li>Recent bank or building society statement<\/li>\n<li>Recent benefit award statements<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rules\/driving\/licences\/exchange-paper-licence-for-photocard\/\">United Kingdom photocard driving licence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Renting from a Private Landlord<\/h3>\n<p>If you rent &#8216;privately&#8217; you will also need to provide at least one of these documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A tenancy agreement (or a rent book).<\/li>\n<li>A letter from the landlord that confirms your tenancy (usually given at the beginning of a tenancy).<\/li>\n<li>Some proof that you paid the rent (e.g. a rent book, bank statement, or rent receipts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"updated-data\">\n  <strong>Information and Evidence used to Support a Claim for Housing Benefit<\/strong><br \/>\n  <time datetime=\"2022-01-01\">Last Updated 2022<\/time>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUPPORTING A CLAIM: There is a way to get a claim for Housing Benefit processed faster. 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