Revenues and Benefits Service
Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street, London, E8 1DY
Phone: 020 8356 3399
Textphone: 020 8356 3725
Fax: 020 8356 3655
E-mail: benefits@hackney.gov.uk
Website:
Notes for filling in the Housing Benefit and
Council Tax Reduction change of address form
About this form
We want you to receive all the help you are entitled to. This form may seem long but it is designed to help you give
us all the information we need to pay you the right amount of financial assistance.
You must fill in all parts of the form unless there is a note telling you to go to the next part of the form.
Filling in the form
Use black ink to fill in the form. Do not use pencil. If you make a mistake, just cross it out and put the right answer
next to it. Do not use correction fluid or tape.
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ questions by putting a tick in the relevant box. If you are picking an answer from a list of
answers, put a tick in the relevant box. Do not put a cross in any boxes. If you answer a question with a cross, we
will have to send the form back and this will delay your claim.
If someone else fills in the form for you, they must fill in the declaration Part 8.
If you need help filling in the form
If you need any help, our phone number is 020 8356 3399.
We are open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday for phone calls and enquiries over the counter. Our busiest times
are 9am to 1.30pm, so you may want to avoid these times.
Or, you can get in touch with an organisation like Citizens Advice or your local advice agencies.
Citizens advice bureaus and advice agencies
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau
Hackney Community Law Centre
236-238 Mare Street, London E8 1HE
8 Lower Clapton Road,
Phone: 020 8525 6350 Monday to Thursday
London E5 0PD
9.45am to 5pm drop-in service and appointments,
Phone 020 8985 5236
Fridays information and leaflets only.
Monday to Friday 10 am to 5pm
Advice line: 0844 499 1195 Tuesday and Wednesday
Advice Line 020 8985 8364 Mondays and
1pm to 3pm
Wednesdays – 10am to 1pm only)