Official statistics announcement

Housing Benefit statistics on speed of processing 2025 to 2026 (July to September 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 July to September 2025. This is also known as quarter 2 of financial year 2025 to 2026.

These statistics will be released on 28 January 2026 9:30am