Advice on Backdating Benefit
The aim of this section is to provide general guidance on backdating Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.
Depending on your circumstances, you could be owed benefit from before the date you actually applied for it.
We can backdate your benefit by up to 52 weeks before the date of your claim if you can show that:
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You had ‘good cause’ for not making your claim earlier
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You could not claim throughout the period you want your benefit backdated (whether for the same reason or different reasons)
Further information is available in the Advice on Backdating Benefit| leaflet.