Official statistics announcement

Housing Benefit statistics on speed of processing 2025 to 2026 (April to July 2025)

Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claim. Statistics for the period April to July 2025. This is also known as quarter 1 of financial year 2025 to 2026.

These statistics will be released on 29 October 2025 9:30am