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Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics

Statistics on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
11 September 2013
Last updated:
2 September 2026
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  1. Added the final release in this statistical series, Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics: April 2025 to March 2026.

  2. Added information to 'User consultation on proposed changes to the frequency and timing of some DWP Official Statistics'.

  3. Information about when the 'User consultation on proposed changes to the frequency and timing of some DWP Official Statistics' ending.

  4. Removed reference to the 'User consultation on proposed changes to the frequency and timing of some DWP Official Statistics' as it ended 12 May 2026.

  5. Added the new release 'Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics: April 2025 to September 2025'.

  6. Added information to the page about a user consultation on proposed changes to the frequency and timing of some DWP Official Statistics.

  7. Added the latest release of Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics, this has data from April 2024 to March 2025.

  8. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics, this has data from April 2024 to September 2024.

  9. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics, this has data from April 2023 to March 2024.

  10. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics, this has data for April 2023 to September 2023.

  11. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, this has data for April 2022 to March 2023.

  12. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, this has data for April 2022 to September 2022.

  13. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April 2021 to March 2022.

  14. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April 2021 to September 2021.

  15. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April 2020 to March 2021.

  16. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April to September 2020.

  17. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April 2019 to March 2020.

  18. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April to September 2019.

  19. Added a note that the review about the frequency of publication of these statistics is now closed and we are analysing your feedback.

  20. Added a link to the latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April 2018 to March 2019.

  21. Note added about a review of the frequency of publication of these statistics.

  22. Added latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April 2018 to September 2018.

  23. Added 'Housing Benefit: statistics on speed of processing 2018 to 2019' - the data in this release of statistics is for April to June 2018, also known as quarter 1.

  24. Added latest release of Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics, data from April 2017 to March 2018.

  25. Added the latest Housing Benefit debt recoveries data, this has information from April 2017 to September 2017.

  26. Added latest Housing Benefit debt recoveries data to March 2017. Also added 'Related publications' section.

  27. Added latest Housing Benefit debt recoveries data to September 2016.

  28. Added latest Housing Benefit recoveries and fraud data to March 2016.

  29. Published latest Housing Benefit recoveries and fraud data to September 2015.

  30. Published latest statistics to March 2015 and a background information note.

  31. Published Housing Benefit recoveries and fraud data for April 2014 to September 2014.

  32. Published Housing Benefit recoveries and fraud data for April 2013 to March 2014.

  33. New statistical release for the period April 2013 to September 2013 published.

  34. First published.

Consultation outcome

Following a consultation, it was decided that the Housing Benefit Debt Recovery (HBDR) statistics would be discontinued. The publication released on 2 September 2026 was the final release in this statistical series.

For more information, see the consultation outcome. We are grateful to everyone who took the time to respond to the consultation.

Final release

These statistics report on overpaid Housing Benefit.

Background information and guidance

Previous releases

These statistics report on overpaid Housing Benefit. From April 2016 the statistics no longer include fraud data.

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