Benefits - Information needed for Benefit to be assessed
If you do not provide all the proof we need, we might not be able to pay you any benefit. We need the same proof for your partner, if you have one, and for any other adults living in your home.
- Proof of Identity
Such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate, bank/building society statement, passport, medical card, driving licence, UK residence permit, EEC identity card or recent gas or electricity bill. - Proof of National Insurance Number
Payslips, benefit order books, NI number card, private pension slips, Tax Credit award notice - Proof of capital, savings and investments
Such as all your bank, building society or post office books, or certificates for premium bonds, National Savings Certificates, ISAs, stocks, shares and unit trusts. - Proof of earnings
This means your last 5 payslips if you are paid every week, your last 3 payslips if you are paid every two weeks, or your last 2 payslips if you are paid every month. If you do not have these, please contact us. If you or your partner are self-employed, we need to see your accounts for the last financial year or, if you have been trading for less than 6 months, a summary of your trading records so far. - Proof of other income
Such as pension slips from a former employer, Tax Credits, a letter from the court showing how much maintenance you are getting. We need to see proof of any money people pay you for board and lodgings. - Proof of benefits, allowances or pensions
Such as award notices or letters from social security confirming how much you get. If you do not have proof let us know straight away. Please do not send order books through the post. - Proof of private rent or tenancy
Such as rent book, rent receipts, a tenancy agreement or a letter from your landlord. - Proof of other money paid out
Receipts from registered childminders, playgroups or after school clubs or proof of payments to a private pension scheme