If an applicant believes that the calculations of housing benefits are based on incorrect or inadequate information, he can send a message through HMS My pages or by email to hms@hms.is , requesting a revision.
The request has to include the applicant’s arguments and supporting documents that confirm that income and/or assets have changed substantially from the time of our last recalculation and the need for a revision.
Possible changes and necessary documents can for example be:

• Sale of a property – A copy of a sale settlement or other documents confirming that the asset status from last year’s tax report no longer applies.

• Legal divorce – Confirmation of division of assets from the District Commissioner (Sýslumaður).

• Bank balance has changed since last tax return and is reducing housing benefits – A certified statement of accounts from the applicant’s commercial bank.

• A change in capital income – Explanations and documents that confirm this. An example of this can be that the applicant received dividend, sale profits or rental income in the previous year, but that no longer applies.