Change of circumstances
Tell us about changes to your circumstances, as it could affect your entitlement to Council services
It is important that the Council has the correct information about you, as it could affect your entitlement to services. Any change of circumstances should be notified to the Council as soon as possible. This change of circumstances could be:
- friends/family members moving in or out of the property
- new births
- deaths
- going away for holidays
- succession of tenancies
- rent increase/decrease notification from private landlords, if claiming housing benefits
- children leaving school
- wages increases or decreases
- changes in savings
- changes in benefit entitlement
All Council tenants, housing and council tax benefit applicants, waiting list or transfer applicants, social services applicants should notify the council of any changes in circumstances.
Click here to download the change of circumstances form
You can also inform the Council of a change of address using the online form.
In some circumstances, the Council will require evidence that a change has occurred and you may be asked to provide documents as proof. This could be current payslips, savings statement, rental increase or decrease letters or a benefit entitlement letter.