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Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries statistics: April 2023 to March 2024

Data on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.

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Tables: Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries: April 2023 to to March 2024

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Details

This publication includes data on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.

Housing Benefit is an income related benefit that is intended to help meet housing costs for rented accommodation.

The statistics in this release capture information on:

  • the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants
  • the overpayments recovered
  • the amounts written off

Find previous releases of Housing Benefit recoveries data.

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Published 4 September 2024

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