Official Statistics

Housing Benefit statistics on speed of processing for 2020 to 2021

Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change of circumstance to an existing Housing Benefit claim.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 28 October 2020
• Last updated: 28 July 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Statistical release: January to March 2021 (quarter 4, 2020 to 2021)

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Tables: January to March 2021 (quarter 4)

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Statistical release: October to December 2020 (quarter 3, 2020 to 2021)

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Tables: October to December 2020 (quarter 3)

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Statistical release: July to September 2020 (quarter 2, 2020 to 2021)

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Tables: July to September 2020 (quarter 2)

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Statistical release: April to June 2020 (quarter 1, 2020 to 2021)

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Tables: April to June 2020 (quarter 1)

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Details

Speed of processing is a measure of the average time it takes to process a:

• new Housing Benefit claim
• change of circumstance to an existing Housing Benefit claim

The average time is measured in calendar days, rounded to the nearest day.

The statistics on this page are for:

• April to June 2020 (quarter 1, financial year 2020 to 2021)
• July to September 2020 (quarter 2, financial year 2020 to 2021)
• October to December 2020 (quarter 3, financial year 2020 to 2021)
• January to March 2021 (quarter 4, financial year 2020 to 2021)

Published 28 October 2020
Last updated 28 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 28 July 2021

   Published the latest Housing Benefit speed of processing statistics for the period January to March 2021. This is also called quarter 4 of the financial year 2020 to 2021.

2. 29 April 2021

   The narrative in the statistical release (main stories, second bullet point) has been updated to provide corrected historical comparisons between the financial years ending 2020 and 2021.

3. 28 April 2021

   Added the data tables for the period October to December 2020 (quarter 3).

4. 28 April 2021

   Published the latest Housing Benefit speed of processing statistics for the period October to December 2020. This is also called quarter 3 of the financial year 2020 to 2021.

5. 27 January 2021

   Published the latest Housing Benefit speed of processing statistics for the period July to September 2020. This is also known as quarter 2.

6. 28 October 2020

   Revised data tables - an incorrect geography code for Buckinghamshire was used in cell B309 in tables 1, 2a, 2b and 2c. The correct geography code (E06000060) has now been used. No changes to the data have been made.

7. 28 October 2020

   First published.