Your entitlement to housing benefit could be reduced if, during the period in which housing benefit was granted, your income increased by more than 15 percent, i.e. for more than 4 months,

• your total income has increased by more than 15 percent,
• your rent or housing costs (excluding heating costs) are more than 15 percent lower or
• the number of household members has decreased.

In the event of a reduction in rent or a lower burden in the case of residential property or an increase in total income, a reclaim may also be made if these changes are not only temporary, i.e. if they last longer than 4 months.