Guidance

Housing Benefit subsidy claims: local authority best practice guide

Best practice to help local authorities minimise or avoid qualified audits of Housing Benefit subsidy claims.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 20 March 2015
• Last updated: 2 December 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Housing Benefit subsidy claims good practice guide

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This guide provides examples of best practice by local authorities when completing Housing Benefit subsidy claims. It aims to help local authorities minimise or avoid qualified audits.

Local authorities provided these examples at workshops and during DWP visits. The guide includes background about the workshops and visits.

We hope that the guide will help to reduce the current high level of qualified audits of local authority subsidy claims.

This good practice guide supports the Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual.

Published 20 March 2015
Last updated 2 December 2021 + show all updates

1. 2 December 2021

   Published new version of the Housing Benefit subsidy claims good practice guide for local authorities.

2. 8 June 2015

   Added revised guide with update to each answer in Q and A section.

3. 20 March 2015

   First published.