Change Of Circumstances Reported During The Renewal Period (Introduction)

This section of the Manual provides guidance on dealing with requests for a correction or change of circumstances to the original claim, which are reported in the renewal period and where these changes can be notified.

The section also covers the notices which will be sent to the claimant(s).

Note: You must take care where Current Year ( CY) and Previous Year ( PY) claims are both affected by a reported change. If the PY has been finalised and the 1st Specified Date ( 1SD) has passed, you must not make any changes to the PY claim unless you are changing estimated income to actual

For full details you must follow the guidance in Establish If A Change Can Be Made