Absence from home
If you are temporarily away from home for any reason and intend to return, you can still get Housing and Council Tax Benefit for up to 13 weeks.
For certain reasons you can be away for up to 52 weeks and still get Housing and Council Tax Benefit. These reasons include:
- being in hospital
- looking after a sick person
- looking after a child whilst their parent or guardian is in hospital
- trying out residential care to see if it would suit you
- being remanded on bail, but not yet tried and found guilty
If you are going to be away, we would prefer you to tell us about this in advance.
How to tell us in advance about absence from home
You can write to us explaining when you are going away and when you expect to be back, or you can download the form below:
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