Guidance and regulation

Information for local councils on the Household Support Fund to support vulnerable households in England.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 25 April 2024

• 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024: Household Support Fund guidance for county councils and unitary authorities in England

  Introduction 1. £421m has been made available to County Councils and…

• 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024: Household Support Fund management information reporting requirements

  MI reporting requirements 1. Authorities are required to make 2 Statements…

Guidance for landlords on Universal Credit and rented housing

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 13 May 2020

• Universal Credit and rented housing: guide for landlords

  If you’re a private or social sector landlord you can: consider how…

Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 30 April 2024

• A6/2024: The Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions) (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Regulations 2024

  Who should read All Housing Benefit staff Action For information Subject…

• A5/2024: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative for the financial year ending March 2025

  Who should read All Housing Benefit staff Action For information Subject…

• A4/2024: War Pensions uprating for the financial year ending March 2025

  Who should read All Housing Benefit staff Action For information Subject…

• A3/2024: Valuation of capital assets

  Who should read All Housing Benefit staff Action For information Subject…

• A2/2024: Victims of forced marriage and victims of transnational marriage abandonment

  Who should read All Housing Benefit staff Action For information Subject…

• A1/2024: Changes to income and capital disregards in the Housing Benefit Regulations

  Who should read this All Housing Benefit staff Action For information…

Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 4 January 2024

Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 19 December 2023

These LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide information that affects Housing Benefit and other areas of DWP, to local authority staff.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 12 December 2023

These Universal Credit newsletters are published quarterly and provide information to social and private landlords about Universal Credit.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 1 April 2020

Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 31 January 2022

Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 10 July 2019

Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 18 November 2022

Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 10 February 2021

Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 17 June 2022

This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) scheme.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 27 July 2022

Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 23 April 2024

Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 April 2019

Information about Housing Benefit speed of processing statistics methodology.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 31 January 2024

Information about the Support for Mortgage Interest statistics.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 26 March 2024

This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) scheme.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 21 April 2021

Urgent information for all local authority Housing Benefit staff.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 10 January 2020

Background information and methodology relating to Winter Fuel Payment statistics.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 23 September 2020