Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction - Request backdating of your claim

Introduction

Use this form to ask for your Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction to be backdated.

Usually, your claim will start from the Monday following the date your application is received. However, it may be possible to have your claim paid from an earlier date if you can show you had continuous good cause for not claiming earlier.

Find out more about backdated claims.

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