From April 2013 there will be some important changes made to Housing Benefit that may affect the way in which your housing benefit is calculated. Click this link to find out more details. Housing Benefit Changes April 2013
For up to date information on all the planned changes to the benefits system, including a 'bedroom calculator' to see if you are under-occupying if you currently live in a social home, please click here: Benefits News
If your details or circumstances are incorrect you must make these changes to your application yourself.
Coventry Homefinder are unable to validate these changes unless you have clicked submit at the end of the registration form.
All registrations will be reviewed annually, on the anniversary of your application, through a message sent to your account. To review your application you must:
Go to Login/My Account . Log in to your homefinder registration by inserting your registration number and memorable date in the fields requested and check the details that are on your account to ensure that they are correct. It is vital that your account holds the correct details to contact you; and that the members of your household included in your application are correct.
Submit any changes that you have made by scrolling through all 9 pages of the registration form and clicking 'SUBMIT' at the end of the form
If you do not need to make any changes to your registration form it is still essential that you scroll through all 9 pages and click 'SUBMIT' at the end of the form for your renewal to be validated.
If you don't submit your registration at your annual review your homefinder account may be cancelled.
From 24th November 2011 the Coventry Homefinder Service has changed. Details of the main changes can be found by clicking this link: Changes to Coventry Homefinder
Property ref 35124 Vincent Wyles House (Whitefriars) advertised 16/05/13 - 21/05/13 has been withdrawn as advertised in error. (noted 21/05/13).
Property ref 34876 Carey Street (Whitefriars) advertised 18/04/13 - 23/04/13 has been as the notice has been rescinded. (noted 13/05/13)
Property ref 34899 Craner's Road (Midland Heart) advertised 18/04/13 - 23/04/13 has been withdrawn as advertised incorrectly. (noted 07/05/13)
Property ref 34896 Leicester Causeway (Midland Heart) advertised 18/04/13 - 23/04/13 has been withdrawn as advertised incorrectly. (noted 07/05/13).
Property ref 34868 Purcell Road (Whitefriars) advertised 18/04/13 - 23/04/13 has been withdrawn as the notice has been rescinded. (noted 07/05/13).
Property ref 34988 Gordon Street (Midland Heart) advertised 25/04/13 - 30/04/13 has been withdrawn as advertised in error. (noted 25/04/13).
Property ref 34406 Cardiff Close (Whitefriars) advertised 21/02/2013 - 26/02/13 has been withdrawn as the notice has been rescinded. (noted 08/04/13).
Property ref 34775 Meadow House (Whitefriars) advertised 04/04/2013 - 09/04/2013 has been withdrawn as the notice has been rescinded. (noted 04/04/13).
Property ref 34572 Southcott Way (Whitefriars) advertised 14/03/13 - 19/03/13 has been withdrawn as the notice has been rescinded. (noted 28/03/13).
Property ref 34701 Laneside (Whitefriars) advertised 28/03/13 - 02/04/13 has been withdrawn as the notice has been rescinded. (noted 28/03/13).
Property ref 34656 Raphael Close (Whitefriars) advertised 21/03/13 - 26/03/13 has been withdrawn as the notice has been rescinded. (noted 25/03/13).
For details of previous changes to advertised properties please click this link. Previously Advertised
Coventry Homefinder is a partnership between Coventry City Council and Housing Associations in Coventry. We aim to provide more choice and improved services to our customers.
Coventry Homefinder do not operate a Mutual Exchange system. There is a national organisation who operate a Mutual Exchange Scheme known as Homeswapper and this can be accessed through their website www.homeswapper.co.uk. Many of the partner Housing Associations are members of this organisation and existing tenants can participate in the Scheme free of charge. If your Landlord is not a member of the Scheme there will be a small charge to register.
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