Renewals

Away from Home Allowance is renewed every 26 weeks.

The purpose is to:

• ensure that the client stills meets the qualifications and is receiving the correct rate of payment and
• check for any change to the child's accommodation costs or course

SWIFTT does not automatically issue the renewal forms.

A 26-week expiry must be added to the client's record.

You must manually issue a renewal form 4 weeks before the expiry date to enable the client to complete and return the form. See:

• Away from Home Allowance Review form [no link find out why]

The client does not need to provide verification of any costs previously included if the costs have not changed.

However, they do still need to provide verification of:

• all new accommodation costs or
• any accommodation costs that have changed (that is increased or decreased)

For example, the client should provide proof such as a tenancy agreement or a letter from the child's landlord.