Housing Benefit Payment Dates

To find out the date that your housing benefit payment will be in your bank and the period that it covers, please see the tables below.

Please note that payments due on a bank holiday date will reach your account the next working day. 

Payment dates - monthly in arrears (landlords and claimants)

Payment date Period Covered
28th Dec 2022 1st Dec 2022 - 31st Dec 2022
30th Jan 2023 1st Jan 2023 - 31st Jan 2023
27th Feb 2023 1st Feb 2023 - 28th Feb 2023
27th Mar 2023 1st Mar 2023 - 31st Mar 2023
24th Apr 2023 1st Apr 2023 - 30th Apr 2023
30th May 2023 1st May 2023 - 31st May 2023
26th Jun 2023 1st Jun 2023 - 30th Jun 2023
31st Jul 2023 1st July 2023 - 31st July 2023
29th Aug 2023 1st Aug 2023 - 31st Aug 2023
25th Sept 2023 1st Sept 2023 - 30th Sept 2023
30th Oct 2023 1st Oct 2023 - 31st Oct 2023
27th Nov 2023 1st Nov 2023 - 30th Nov 2023
27th Dec 2023 1st Dec 2023 - 31st Dec 2023
29th Jan 2024 1st Jan 2024 - 31st Jan 2024
26th Feb 2024 1st Feb 2024 - 29th Feb 2024

Payment dates - four weekly in arrears (landlords only)

Payment dates
Payment Date Payment Covered
19th Dec 2022 21st Nov 2022 - 18th Dec 2022
16th Jan 2023 19th Dec 2022 - 15th Jan 2023
13th Feb 2023 16th Jan 2023 - 12th Feb 2023
13th Mar 2023 13th Feb 2023 - 12th Mar 2023
11th Apr 2023 13th Mar 2023 - 9th Apr 2023
9th May 2023 10th Apr 2023 - 7th May 2023
5th Jun 2023 8th May 2023 - 4th June 2023
3rd Jul 2023 5th June 2023 - 2nd July 2023
31st Jul 2023 3rd July 2023 - 30th July 2023
29th Aug 2023 31st July 2023 - 27th Aug 2023
25th Sept 2023 28th Aug 2023 - 24th Sept 2023
23rd Oct 2023 25th Sept 2023 - 22 Oct 2023
20th Nov 2023 23rd Oct 2023 - 19th Nov 2023
18th Dec 2023 20th Nov 2023 - 17th Dec 2023
15th Jan 2024 18th Dec 2023 - 14th Jan 2024