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Housing benefit

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Evidence for claims

The following items are acceptable evidence for a housing or council tax benefit claim:

  • Evidence of identity:

    • birth certificate;
    • marriage certificate;
    • passport;
    • national insurance number;
    • medical card;
    • driving licence;
    • UK resident permit;
    • EEC identity card;
    • recent gas or electricity bill.
  • Evidence of address:

    • recent gas or electricity bill;
    • current TV licence.
  • Evidence of national insurance number:

    • national insurance number card;
    • pay slips;
    • letter from social security or the tax office.
  • Evidence of capital, savings and investments:

    • bank, building society or post office book;
    • full bank statement;
    • certificates for premium bonds;
    • National Savings certificates;
    • ISAs;
    • stocks, shares and unit trusts.
    • The council's benefits staff need to see evidence of any interest or dividends from investments and savings. They need to see this evidence for children in a household as well. The evidence should show details for the last three months.
  • Evidence of earnings:

    • the last five payslips for someone paid weekly;
    • the last three payslips for someone paid every two weeks;
    • the last two payslips for someone paid monthly.
    • If these payslips are not available, please ask the council's benefits staff for a certificate of earnings which an employer can be asked to complete. They also need this evidence for other adults living in the same home.
  • Self-employed earnings:

    • People who are self-employed should contact the council for a self-employed earnings form. The completed form and trading accounts for the last financial year should be provided or, if someone has been trading for less than six months, a summary of their trading accounts so far.
  • Evidence of other income:

    • The council also needs this for other adults living in your home, in the form of:
    • pension slips from a former employer;
    • letter from the court showing how much maintenance they are getting;
    • evidence of any money people pay the householder for board and lodgings.
  • Evidence of private rent and tenancy:

    • rent book;
    • rent receipts;
    • tenancy agreement;
    • a letter from the landlord.
  • Evidence of other money paid out or received:

    • letters about student grants;
    • letters about maintenance;
    • agreements or receipts from registered child minders.

For further information contact:
email icon Email : benefits@medway.gov.uk
Telephone icon Telephone : 01634 332222
Fax 01634 332839
Mail icon Write to : Medway Council
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham
Kent ME4 4TR
Minicom icon Minicom :

01634 333111


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