Official Statistics

Housing Benefit statistics on speed of processing for 2023 to 2024

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

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Tables: January to March 2024 (quarter 4)

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Tables: October to December 2023 (quarter 3)

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Tables: July to September 2023 (quarter 2)

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Tables: April to June 2023 (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:

  • January to March 2024 (quarter 4, financial year 2023 to 2024)
  • October to December 2023 (quarter 3, financial year 2023 to 2024)
  • July to September 2023 (quarter 2, financial year 2023 to 2024
  • April to June 2023 (quarter 1, financial year 2023 to 2024)

Updates to this page

Published 25 October 2023
Last updated 31 July 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added statistics for the period January to March 2024. This is also known as quarter 4 of the financial year 2023 to 2024.

  2. Added statistics for the period October to December 2023. This is also known as quarter 3 of financial year 2023 to 2024.

  3. Added statistics for the period July to September 2023. This is also known as quarter 2 of the financial year 2023 to 2024.

  4. First published.

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