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Council Tax/Housing Benefit Backdating
Council Tax Benefit and/or Housing Benefit can be backdated for up to 6 months for persons under 60 years and 3 months for those persons over 60 years. If you feel you have good cause for your claim to be backdated (for example, if you have been in hospital before claiming) then please see the contacts below.
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Contacts
- Visit us in person:
Customer Service Centre
Marischal College
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1AB - Write to us:
Revenues and Benefits
Aberdeen City Council
Business Hub 16
Marischal College
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1AB
Phone: 08456 080921
Email: counciltax@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I claim backdated council tax and housing benefit?
- How far back can backdated housing benefit and council tax benefit be paid?
- I think I should have got housing benefit from before I applied. Can I get my claim backdated?
- What do I need to show in order to have my housing and council tax benefits backdated?
- What is backdated housing benefit and council tax benefit?