Helping us deal with your application
Please bring
- birth certificates for you and your partner, if you have one;
- birth certificates for your children, if you have any living with you;
- Child Benefit book, if you have children living with you;
- proof of pregnancy, if you or anyone else in your household is pregnant;
- proof of your name, address, e.g. driving licence, passports, utility bill, bank statement;
- proof of income, e.g. wage slips, if you or your partner is working, or proof of benefits if you are not currently working;
- copy of any current tenancy agreement or rent book;
- notice to quit, or notice seeking possession if you have been given one by your landlord;
- copy of letter from mortgage lender, solicitor or court if you are a home owner and your property is being repossessed;
- possession order or bailiffs warrant if you have one;
- if leaving relatives or friends, please ask them to write a letter to you stating the date you must leave and why, confirming how long you have lived at that address;
- any medical reports you may have, if you wish these to be considered;
- if leaving a property due to harassment, copies of police reports, crime number or letters from supporting agencies if available;
- confirmation of your asylum/immigration status, e.g. passport, SAL 1, SAL 2, if you are subject to immigration control;
- written confirmation of date of discharge from HM forces, if applying due to end of HM forces employment.
