Agreement statements for benefit claims

Discretionary Housing Payment 

If you applied for a Discretionary Housing Payment you agreed to the following

  1. I declare that the information I have given on this form is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge. 
  2. If the information I have given changes at anytime I will notify the City of Edinburgh Council immediately. 
  3. I understand that if the information I have given is incorrect I may be prosecuted. 
  4. I authorise the City of Edinburgh Council to make enquiries to confirm the information I have given unless I have indicated otherwise.
  5. I authorise the City of Edinburgh Council to cross check the information I have given with other sections of the Council within the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016.

Download the Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction and Discretionary Housing Payment privacy notice (PDF)