Providing documents for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support

Providing proof of earned and self-employed income

You will need to provide proof of the jobs you, your partner and any non-dependants have held.

Earned income

The following documents are acceptable as proof of earned income:

  •  If you are paid every week, we will need to see your last five payslips
  •  If you are paid every two weeks, we will need to see your last three payslips
  •  If you are paid every month, we will need to see your last two payslips

If you have just started work we will accept:

  • your contract of employment,
  • or ask your employer to complete the employer’s pay-form (until your wage slips are available)

Self-employed

If you or your partner is self-employed, we need to see the accounts for the last financial year. If you have been trading for less than six months, please provide a summary of your trading records so far.

If you do not have accounts, you will have to complete a self-employed form.

Evidence Form

You can use the evidence upload form to send documents for your Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Support claim.

Submit Evidence

3rd Party Evidence

If you are not the claimant, but need to send evidence for someone else's claim, please use the 3rd Party Evidence Upload Form.

Submit evidence as a 3rd party

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Office

Address: Harrow Council
PO Box 730
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Office
Harrow
HA3 3RF