Suggestions for Confirming Candidate Residency

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Here are suggestions for confirming residency and address when no record is found on the edited voter’s roll.

• a council tax bill/rates demand or payment book for the property at which the individual currently resides (must be less than twelve [12] months old, if used for current address)

• a current local authority rent card or local authority tenancy agreement

• private letting agency/housing association confirmation letter (If private letting agency must confirm company exists via a companies house check)

• a utility bill for a service where a credit search is conducted prior to the service beginning, for example gas, landline telephone, electricity, cable / satellite or internet access (must be less than three [3] months old, if used for current address); or,

• a bank/building society/credit card statement (must be less than three [3] months old if used for the current address)

• a recent mortgage statement (must be less than three [3] months old, if used for current address)

• a solicitor's letter confirming residence at the address

• a current benefits book (if address is shown) or original notification letter from the Benefits Agency and/or Job Centre confirming rights to benefits

• HM Revenue & Customs documentation (must be less that twelve [12] months old, if used for current address)

• a house, motor or life insurance certificate or policy (must be less than twelve [12] months old, if used for current address)

• a current U.K. full driver’s licence (only good for current address)

• a provisional driving licence where individual is aged 20 and below
  
     
• an employer communication showing home address if the employment has been verified correctly
    
• a confirmation from armed forces may be utilised for proof of residence and proof of address as appropriate

If unable to provide satisfactory proof of residence as detailed above, and if the individual is, or has been in full time education (at least 20 hours per week), confirm the individual’s name and current address by obtaining sight of:

• a university letter/ matriculation certificate or a Student Loan Company/Local Education Authority letter

• letter of acceptance on headed paper from a recognised Government funded U.K. university/college (i.e. Government /LEA/SAAS funded) (but not a language school or general UCAS offer letter)

• a university/college verification confirming its ownership of the property in question

• a Student Loan Company/LEA/SAAS Award letter, which matches AFE.

• an introduction from a recognised U.K. university/college on headed paper or with an appropriate stamp that confirms the individual’s name, date of birth and course; or,

• for students verification at their parents’ address is sufficient as any linked addresses will be shown; or,

• a university or council/education authority documentation referring to student account information (e.g. university budget account or tuition fees)

• for the avoidance of doubt, mobile telephone bills, P60s or P45s, NHS Cards, TV Licence, pet insurance and private (individual) tenancy agreements are not acceptable as proof of residence

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