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Information on how statistics on housing finance and household expenditure are compiled.
List of rents data used to calculate Local Housing Allowances (LHA).
Toolkit for local authorities, housing providers and support organisations in the social rented sector, providing information on the removal of the spare room subsidy.
Speed of processing is a measure of the average time it takes to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change of circumstance to an existing Housing Benefit claim.
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
This guidance is for local authority staff to process claims and administer Housing Benefit, including Local Housing Allowance.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Adjudication circulars (A circulars) provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Data on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
Housing Benefit (HB) bulletins provide advice, guidance and information on HB to local authority staff.
Contact your local council to appeal against a Housing Benefit decision
This guidance provides support for local authorities with their decision-making for processing Housing Benefit claims from individuals living in supported housing.
Tables showing the Local Housing Allowance rates in accordance with statute.
Statistics on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.
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