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Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics: April 2025 to March 2026

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

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 2 September 2026

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Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics: April 2025 to March 2026

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Details

This publication includes data on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.

Housing Benefit is an income related benefit that is intended to help meet housing costs for rented accommodation.

The statistics in this release capture information on:

• the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants
• the overpayments recovered
• the amounts written off

Consultation outcome

Following a consultation, it was decided that the Housing Benefit Debt Recovery (HBDR) statistics would be discontinued. This publication is 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.

Published 2 September 2026