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writing a letter to backdate my rent?? help please
N3WLIFE
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Hi everyone, basically I moved into my permanent council flat 4/4/11. When I signed the contract, they also made me fill out and sign a change of address form for my housing benefit. Which I did and left everything with the housing officer.
Turned out they didnt process the application, and from april to october I had to pay full rent. Which I struggled to do! They were sending me letters saying they were going to take steps to evict me! I gave in proof of more than one occasion that I did the application on the 1/4/11 before I moved in.
But the whole time they were delaying doing my application. As a result of which I gave in another application the end of june. Which they delayed yet again!
Finally they sent me a decision saying I was not entitled! They assumed that I was still receiving tax credits for my son who was previously at private nursery, However I was not, as my son has been in school since last year!
Cut a long story short, they finally saw sense, however they backdated to the end of june which was when I did the second application.
I would like it backdated to the 4/4/11 which was when I applied, but Im unsure of how to word the letter I am going to send. Is there any help anyone could give me? Is there a template anywhere? Any help would be appreciated
Turned out they didnt process the application, and from april to october I had to pay full rent. Which I struggled to do! They were sending me letters saying they were going to take steps to evict me! I gave in proof of more than one occasion that I did the application on the 1/4/11 before I moved in.
But the whole time they were delaying doing my application. As a result of which I gave in another application the end of june. Which they delayed yet again!
Finally they sent me a decision saying I was not entitled! They assumed that I was still receiving tax credits for my son who was previously at private nursery, However I was not, as my son has been in school since last year!
Cut a long story short, they finally saw sense, however they backdated to the end of june which was when I did the second application.
I would like it backdated to the 4/4/11 which was when I applied, but Im unsure of how to word the letter I am going to send. Is there any help anyone could give me? Is there a template anywhere? Any help would be appreciated
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just explain everything as you have above. you dont need to use any legal language, just write as you would a normal letter.Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.
Larry Lorenzoni0 -
Finally they sent me a decision saying I was not entitled! They assumed that I was still receiving tax credits for my son who was previously at private nursery, However I was not, as my son has been in school since last year!
Its your responsibility to advise them of any change in your tax credits - did you ?I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0 -
You said you have proof that you handed the form in on 1 April 2011. That's great - show them this proof and simply cover it with a letter explaining what it proves. No fancy words are required, simply: Dear Sir/Madam, I enclose a copy of the receipt for the form I handed in for my change of address on 1 April 2011. Please process my claim from 4 April 2011 when I moved into this address, Yours sincerely, N3wlife.0
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