Guidance

Housing Benefit review: local authority good practice guide

Best practice to help local authorities further improve the Housing Benefit review process.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 5 February 2016
• Last updated: 14 September 2016
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  1. 14 September 2016

     Replaced the February 2016 edition of the good practice guide with the September 2016 edition.

  2. 5 February 2016

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 12 October 2021

This publication is no longer current and is not being updated.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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This guide has been developed to provide good practice to further improve the Housing Benefit review process across all local authorities. It will continue to ensure the provision of timely and accurate HB payments and information.