Research and statistics

Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claim.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics and 1 others
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 24 April 2024

• Statistical release: October to December 2023 (quarter 3, financial year 2023 to 2024)

  Housing Benefit (HB) is an income related benefit that is intended to help…

• Statistical release: July to September 2023 (quarter 2, financial year 2023 to 2024)

  Housing Benefit (HB) is an income related benefit that is intended to help…

• Statistical release: April to June 2023 (quarter 1, financial year 2023 to 2024)

  Housing Benefit (HB) is an income related benefit that is intended to help…

Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales between 1 November 2023 and 31 March 2024.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Social Fund Cold Weather Payments
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 April 2024

• Background and methodology: Cold Weather Payment estimates 2023 to 2024

  Description of the Cold Weather Payments scheme The Social Fund Cold…

Official statistics in development on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Support for Mortgage Interest statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 26 March 2024

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

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 6 March 2024

This report summarises the impacts of Discretionary Housing Payments on recipients’ financial and housing circumstances.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Local Authority Insight Surveys and 1 others
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 29 February 2024

This research covers recipients’ experiences of claiming and to collect evidence about how Discretionary Housing Payment funding contributes towards avoiding rent arrears and homelessness.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: DWP ad hoc research
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 29 February 2024

Official statistics in development on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Support for Mortgage Interest statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 9 January 2024

Indicative Local Housing Allowance rates for the financial year 2024 to 2025.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Ad hoc statistical analyses: 2024
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 9 January 2024

Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) funds from April to September 2023, based on local authority mid-year returns.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Discretionary Housing Payments statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 14 December 2023

Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales, 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Social Fund Cold Weather Payments
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 15 November 2023

Official experimental statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Support for Mortgage Interest statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 26 September 2023

Annual statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients and households by local authority and by Westminster parliamentary constituency, for winter 2022 to 2023.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Winter Fuel Payment statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 19 September 2023

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

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 6 September 2023

Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change of circumstance to an existing Housing Benefit claim.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics and 1 others
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 26 July 2023

Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payment funds, based on local authority end-of-year returns.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Discretionary Housing Payments statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 13 July 2023

Official experimental statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Support for Mortgage Interest statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 27 June 2023

Official experimental statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Support for Mortgage Interest statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 28 March 2023

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

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 1 March 2023

Official experimental statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Support for Mortgage Interest statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 10 January 2023

Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April to September 2022, based on local authority mid-year returns.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Discretionary Housing Payments statistics
• Organisation: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 15 December 2022