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Housing Benefit caseload statistics

Statistics on numbers of Housing Benefit claimants.

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Housing Benefit caseload statistics: data to May 2018

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This is the final edition of Housing Benefit caseload data in spreadsheet format. Use DWP’s Stat-Xplore tool to find the latest caseload data.

The data is now only released on Stat-Xplore, an online tool which allows you to create your own customised tables and charts.

Email stats-consultation@dwp.gov.uk if you have any comments or questions about this.

DWP also publishes historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data which is usually consistent with the annual Budget and Autumn Statement.

Published 12 August 2015
Last updated 14 August 2018 + show all updates
  1. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics, with data to May 2018.

  2. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics, with data to February 2018.

  3. Updated 'Housing Benefit caseload statistics: data to November 2017' to show next publication date as May 2018.

  4. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to November 2017).

  5. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to August 2017).

  6. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to May 2017).

  7. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to February 2017).

  8. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to November 2016).

  9. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to August 2016).

  10. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to May 2016).

  11. Corrected spreadsheet title to 'Housing Benefit caseload statistics: data to February 2016'. It previously incorrectly stated data was to March 2016.

  12. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to March 2016).

  13. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to November 2015).

  14. Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to August 2015).

  15. First published.