The national Benefits Search provides Authorities with the facility to trace individuals by checking for open, closed, suspended and expired housing benefit and council tax benefit claims across a subset of all subscribing Authorities’ benefits systems.

The Benefits search is made by using the Surname, National Insurance number and/or Date of Birth of the individual.

The information provided by the search includes:

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• Details of the Authority(s) where the individual has been found
• Reference Number
• Full Name
• Address
• NINO
• Date Of Birth
• DWP Benefit Type
• Start Date
• End Date
• Status