Official Statistics

Housing Benefit: statistics on speed of processing 2016 to 2017

Speed of processing is a measure of the average time it takes to process a new claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claimant.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 26 October 2016
• Last updated: 26 July 2017
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  1. 26 July 2017

     Published latest Housing Benefit speed of processing statistics for the period January to March 2017. Statistics covering all 4 quarters of 2016/17 are published as part of this release.

  2. 26 April 2017

     Published latest Housing Benefit speed of processing statistics for the period October to December 2016.

  3. 25 January 2017

     Published latest Housing Benefit speed of processing statistics for the period July to September 2016.

  4. 26 October 2016

     First published.

Documents

Statistical release: January to March 2017 (quarter 4, 2016/17)

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Additional tables: January to March 2017 (quarter 4, 2016/17)

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Statistical release: October to December 2016 (quarter 3, 2016/17)

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Additional tables: October to December 2016 (quarter 3, 2016/17)

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Statistical release: July to September 2016 (quarter 2, 2016/17)

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Additional tables: July to September 2016 (quarter 2, 2016/17)

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Statistical release: April to June 2016 (quarter 1, 2016/17)

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Additional tables: April to June 2016 (quarter 1, 2016/17)

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Details

Speed of processing measures the average times to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing Housing Benefit claim.

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