The documents you need to provide
When you make a claim for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit we always need to see original documents for you, your partner and any other people who live in your household.
Copies will not be accepted.
Documents can be brought to any of our enquiry offices or can be posted to Bradford Council Benefits Service. Any documents posted to the Council will be returned by second-class post. However the Benefits Service will not accept responsibility for the loss of any documents sent by post. It is therefore recommended that you bring any valuable documents to one of our offices.
If you rent your home from a Bradford Community Housing Trust you can take your form and proofs to your local housing office.
If you rent your home from Brunel & Family you can also take your form to 87 Manningham Lane. All other tenants should return their form to one of our offices.
In order to process your claim for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit we will need to see the following:
- evidence of identity for both you and your partner
- evidence of the National Insurance Number for you and your partner
- evidence of all income for both you and your partner and any other people who live in your household.
- evidence of all capital (for example all bank and building society accounts, investments, cash, property etc) for you and your partner.
In order to process your claim for Housing Benefit we will also need to see the following:
