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Can my claim be backdated?
Under age 60
You can ask for your claim for Housing and/or
Council Tax Benefit to be backdated for up to 6 months from
the date you make the request.
It is important that when you consider
requesting a backdate you are able to answer yes to the following
questions:-
- You had a good reason for not claiming
earlier
- That reason continued to stop you claiming
from the date you are requesting the claim to start from to the
date you actually made the claim.
The request must be in writing stating the
following:-
- The period you wish your claim to be
backdated
- Good reasons for failing to make a claim at
the correct time – you may be asked to supply supporting evidence
of this
The Housing and Council Tax Benefit claim form
has a question asking if you wish to have your claim backdated and
space to provide the above information.
Over age 60
The rules governing the start dates on
claims are such that in most cases a backdate request is not
required please contact us for guidance if you think you need to
have your claim backdated.