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Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals

A list of Housing Benefit circulars and the guidance manual chapters they relate to.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 7 November 2013
• Last updated: 4 August 2026
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  1. 4 August 2026

     Added 'A8/2026' to 'BP1 - Assessment of capital' and 'BW1 - Assessment of capital'.

  2. 10 April 2026

     Added A5/2026 to HB circulars affecting guidance manuals BP1, BP2, BW1 and BW2.

  3. 8 April 2026

     Added A4/2026 to HB circulars affecting guidance manuals BP1, BP2, BW1 and BW2.

  4. 22 December 2025

     Added A14/2025 to HB circulars affecting guidance manuals A4, A5, BP3, BW3

  5. 6 October 2025

     Added A12/2025 to HB circulars affecting guidance manuals A3 and C4.

  6. 30 September 2025

     Added 'A11/2025' Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals to BP1, BP2, BW1 and BW2.

  7. 1 May 2025

     Added reference to A3/2025 and A6/2025 HB circulars to ensure document is kept up to date.

  8. 28 March 2025

     Added reference to HB circular A5/2025 to HB guidance manual chapters it affects: eligible rent, calculating benefit and assessment of needs.

  9. 28 February 2025

     Updated to include A4/2025 under A4, A5, BP3 and BW3.

  10. 30 April 2024

      Added 'A6/2024' Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals to BP2 - Assessment of income and BW2 - Assessment of income.

  11. 29 January 2024

      Added A1/2024 to BP1 and BW1: Assessment of capital, to 'Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals'.

  12. 21 December 2023

      Added 'A8/2023' to chapters A4 – Eligible rent, A5 – Calculating benefit and also BW3 – Assessment of needs to the list of Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals.

  13. 24 November 2023

      Updated 'Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manual': Chapters A4, A5,BW1, BW2, BW3 and C4.

  14. 2 November 2023

      Added 'A7/2023' to chapter C4 in the list of Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals.

  15. 1 October 2021

      Added 'A9/2021’' to chapter C4 in the list of Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals.

  16. 28 January 2021

      Added 'A1/2021(revised)' to chapters A4 and A5 in the list of Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals.

  17. 11 September 2020

      Updated the list of Housing Benefit circulars and the guidance manual chapters they relate to.

  18. 28 April 2014

      Added latest circulars to list - up to Apr 2014.

  19. 2 January 2014

      Latest circulars added to list.

  20. 7 November 2013

      First published.

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The Housing Benefit guidance manual is updated frequently through Housing Benefit ‘A circulars’. Please read any relevant circulars in conjunction with the guidance manual.