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Rachel
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2 months 1 week ago #295883 by Rachel

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Hello,

I have recently been asked to verify some information regarding my housing benefit with my local authority. I am over pension age and receive housing benefit.

I received a letter asking me to log into a portal and confirm if I live alone, if I have any other earnings etc. I was told that these are interventions done by the local authorities on claims where they suspect a change will be reported. As I am a pensioner I don’t see how I fit in this but completed the forms.

I was wondering if this is a common practice for local authorities to do?

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David
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2 months 6 days ago #295891 by David

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Hi Rachel,

There are various checks Local Authorities do on residents . These could come from Housing Benefit, Council Tax or Council Tax Reduction Scheme. Also many Local Authorities have outsourced these functions to private companies such as Capita, Civica and Liberata. They will have different IT systems and different methods of administration.

Hope this helps,
David

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