Housing Benefit: additional guidance manuals and good practice guides
This guidance is for local authority staff to process claims and administer Housing Benefit, including Local Housing Allowance.
These guidance manuals and good practice guides have been developed and produced for local authority staff to process claims and administer Housing Benefit, including Local Housing Allowance.
DWP is responsible for updating all the material and advising local authorities about any updates through our newsletter or bulletins.
Guidance manuals and good practice guides
Updates to this page
Published 5 February 2016Last updated 11 July 2024 + show all updates
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Added link to Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2023 to 2024.
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Added Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2022 to 2023 to the collection.
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Added 'Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2021 to 2022' to collection.
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Added link to Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2018 to 2019.
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Added link to LA guidance on 'Alternative ways to deliver Housing Benefit services'.
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Added link to Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2017 to 2018.
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Added link to 'Real Time Information (RTI) awareness aid for local authorities'.
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Added link to - Housing Benefit quality assurance process: good practice guide.
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