Guidance

Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2022 to 2023

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

Documents

Details

This guidance covers subsidies for:

  • benefit costs
  • administration costs

Best practice guide

We’ve also published the Housing Benefit subsidy claims: local authority best practice guide to help local authorities minimise or avoid qualified audits of HB subsidy claims.

Guidance for 2015 to 2022 and earlier

Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2021 to 2022

Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2020 to 2021

HB subsidy guidance for 2018 to 2019

HB subsidy guidance for 2017 to 2018

HB subsidy guidance for 2016 to 2017

HB subsidy guidance for 2015 to 2016

HB subsidy guidance for 2014 to 2015

HB and Council Tax Benefit (CTB) subsidy guidance for 2013 to 2014

Archives

We’ve archived the HB and CTB Subsidy Guidance Manual 2012 to 2013.

Guidance for earlier years can be found on the National Archives website.

Updates to this page

Published 2 June 2023

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