3 month time limit for backdating

You must make a request for backdating, this may be when you make your claim or at a later date.The time limit applies from the date the request for backdating was made.We will write to you to advise when your benefit can be paid from.

If you receive Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Universal Credit or income-related Employment and Support Allowance, and we get your form within one month of that application any Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support will start on the Monday after your Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Universal Credit or income-related Employment and Support Allowance is awarded.

This must be for the whole time you are asking for your claim to be backdated.

Not knowing you could claim would not normally be considered good cause.

What allowances and bonuses should be included in holiday pay and does it matter how frequently they are paid?

How can employers mitigate some of the remaining risks?