housing benefit p45

chelsea1973

Im trying to claim housing benefit at present but they need p45 or last wage slip off me, I dont have either of this due to the fact ive moved around lot and ive rang my last employment but they have no trace of them due to the time period being last july when i last worked. HELP SOMEONE PLEASE!

Emanef

So you haven't worked since last July, and the HB office want your P45? Well, you can't provide what you don't have. Just make a statement to confirm that you haven't worked since July and that you don't have your P45, have tried to get it but have not been able to. They'll have to accept that. You'll probably need to provide more bank statements than normal to show what you were living off, and they may want you to confirm what you were living off in writing, but as long as you give them what you can they have to accept it. As long as they think you've given all the correct info they should be happy with that, especially if you're only claiming now.

One thing they might want to establish is why you've not worked or claimed benefits since July, and if you've therefore had capital. If you had a lot of capital, certainly over the £16k limit, you'll need to explain how it was spent and show that it was not disposed of for the purpose of later claiming benefit.

Hope that helps.