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Relevant Documents

LHA and Housing Benefit payment dates
 Payment Dates (42.00kb, hben_lha_Payment_Date_for_Website.doc)

The following PDF document goes to the Council Tax and Housing Benefit Application Form, which may take some time to download using a standard 56k modem
 Council Tax and Housing Benefit Application Form (1187.13kb, coutax_ApplicationForm.pdf)

The following PDF document shows the Housing and Council Tax Benefit leaflet on Absence from home, which gives information about temporary absences, what you need to do and what the Council will do
 Absence From Home (535.66kb, coutax_abshome.pdf)

The following PDF Guide to Overpayments gives information about what an overpayment is, if the money needs to be repaid to the Council, who will repay it, what you need to do if you don't agree you owe the money, how it will be recovered and more
 A Guide to Overpayments (535.81kb, hsg_overpay.pdf)

The following PDF Guide to Housing Benefit gives information about what it is, who can claim, how you can claim, what the Council takes into account on deciding if you qualify for help and more
 A Guide to Housing Benefit (545.79kb, hsg_benef.pdf)

The following PDF document called Change in Circumstances gives information about why you must tell the Council about changes in your circumstances as the amount of benefit you receive can be affected, what changes should you tell us about and more
 Change in Circumstances (542.13kb, hsg_circumstances.pdf)

The following PDF document goes to the Housing and Council Tax Benefit leaflet on Tackling Fraud, and gives information on the types of fraud, the Council's duty and how we are tackling it, plus how to report it
 Tackling Fraud (16.89kb, coutax_fraud.pdf)

The following PDF document goes to the Housing and Council Tax Benefit leaflet on Non Depedants, and gives information about who is a non-dependent, how housing benefit and council tax are affected and more
 Non Dependants (533.38kb, coutax_nondepen.pdf)

The following PDF document goes to the Housing and Council Tax Benefits deductions for non-dependants
 Non Dependants Looseleaf (10.50kb, coutax_nondependant_looseleaf.pdf)

The following PDF document goes to the Housing and Council Tax Benefit leaflet on Making an Appeal, and gives information on what you can do if you think a decision is wrong
 Making an Appeal (535.34kb, coutax_appeal.pdf)

The following PDF document goes to the Housing and Council Tax Benefit leaflet for the Self Employed, which is a guide to the evidence requirements for benefit claims
 Self Employed (542.22kb, coutax_selfemploy.pdf)

Useful Links

The following external link goes to the Department for Work and Pensions Housing benefit section where you can find detailed information about housing benefit, including Local Housing Allowance and includes guidance, manuals, circulars and newsletters
www.dwp.gov.uk/housingbenefit/