Change in circumstances

Benefits, finances and funding
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I’ve trawled DWP web and can find nothing (shock, horror) to answer this - and I bet some here can in seconds.

How far back can I tell the Powers That Be regarding a change in circumstance? I started earning a little bit of cash every week, but didn’t tell them. How far back can I say "Oh, by the way - I’m getting paid £50 a month for helping out a mate? He’s paying me from his small business, but it’s about time that I tell them I am, before someone notices it on his tax return and that I’ve said nothing! Is it a week, and month or just a day!

Thanks in advance

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Hi … welcome to the canteen.

Change in circumstances ?

Full sp :

Benefits: report a change in your circumstances - GOV.UK

Benefits : report a change in your circumstances

You need to report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the right amount of benefits.

Your claim might be stopped or reduced if you don’t report a change straight away or you give incorrect information> .