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Backdating Your Benefit
Introduction
If there has been a reason which stopped or delayed you applying for
Housing and/or Council Tax Benefit you can ask for your claim to be
'backdated' so that it starts from an earlier date.
Under Housing and Council Tax Benefit law your claim for benefit must be made in writing, either on a benefits application form or by letter. Normally we will start your claim from the Monday after we receive your application form or letter.
It is therefore very important that you get your application form or letter to us as soon as possible because it affects the date your benefit claim will start from. If we send you an application form we will allow you one calendar month to complete and return it.
If you take longer than one calendar month to return the form, you might lose your entitlement to some of your benefits.
Under Housing and Council Tax Benefit law your claim for benefit must be made in writing, either on a benefits application form or by letter. Normally we will start your claim from the Monday after we receive your application form or letter.
It is therefore very important that you get your application form or letter to us as soon as possible because it affects the date your benefit claim will start from. If we send you an application form we will allow you one calendar month to complete and return it.
If you take longer than one calendar month to return the form, you might lose your entitlement to some of your benefits.
Pages in Backdating Your Benefit
- You are here: Introduction
- The Rules on Backdating Benefit