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Benefit payments

Benefit payment dates

Housing Benefit payment dates for 2022 to 2023

Please allow 24 hours from the expected payment date before you make an enquiry.

Payments to landlords are every 4 weeks and payment to tenants are every 2 weeks.

If the “processed date” falls on a bank holiday, we may bring it forward to try to avoid any delay in you being paid. We will announce this on the website or, if you have signed up for the service , we will send you an email alert.

If you are paid by cheque, it will take longer for the payment to reach you. Changing your payment method to BACS (payment straight to your bank account) will mean you get your payment sooner. This is also a more secure method of payment. You can download and complete the application for payment by BACS form to change to this payment method.

Housing Benefit payment dates for 2022 to 2023
Council will pay on: Payment will be made: Future payments will be made:

Date you should expect to receive payment by BACS:

 Period payment covers by Cheque: Period payment covers
From:

Period payment covers
To:
29/03/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 02/04/2022 05/04/2022 28/03/2022 10/04/2022
29/03/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 02/04/2022 05/04/2022 11/04/2022 24/04/2022
18/04/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 22/04/2022 25/04/2022 28/03/2022 24/04/2022
18/04/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 22/04/2022 25/04/2022 11/04/2022 24/04/2022
18/04/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 22/04/2022 25/04/2022 25/04/2022 08/05/2022
02/05/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 06/05/2022 09/05/2022 25/04/2022 08/05/2022
02/05/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 06/05/2022 09/05/2022 09/05/2022 22/05/2022
16/05/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 20/05/2022 23/05/2022 25/04/2022 22/05/2022
16/05/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 20/05/2022 23/05/2022 09/05/2022 22/05/2022
16/05/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 20/05/2022 23/05/2022 23/05/2022 05/06/2022
30/05/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 03/06/2022 06/06/2022 23/05/2022 05/06/2022
30/05/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 03/06/2022 06/06/2022 06/06/2022 19/06/2022
13/06/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 17/06/2022 20/06/2022 23/05/2022 19/06/2022
13/06/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 17/06/2022 20/06/2022 06/06/2022 19/06/2022
13/06/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 17/06/2022 20/06/2022 20/06/2022 03/07/2022
27/06/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 01/07/2022 04/07/2022 20/06/2022 03/07/2022
27/06/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 01/07/2022 04/07/2022 04/07/2022 17/07/2022
11/07/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 15/07/2022 18/07/2022 20/06/2022 17/07/2022
11/07/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 15/07/2022 18/07/2022 04/07/2022 17/07/2022
11/07/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 15/07/2022 18/07/2022 18/07/2022 31/07/2022
25/07/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 29/07/2022 01/08/2022 18/07/2022 31/07/2022
25/07/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 29/07/2022 01/08/2022 01/08/2022 14/08/2022
08/08/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 12/08/2022 15/08/2022 18/07/2022 14/08/2022
08/08/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 12/08/2022 15/08/2022 01/08/2022 14/08/2022
08/08/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 12/08/2022 15/08/2022 15/08/2022 28/08/2022
22/08/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 26/08/2022 29/08/2022 15/08/2022 28/08/2022
22/08/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 26/08/2022 29/08/2022 29/08/2022 11/09/2022
05/09/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 09/09/2022 12/09/2022 15/08/2022 11/09/2022
05/09/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 09/09/2022 12/09/2022 29/08/2022 11/09/2022
05/09/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 09/09/2022 12/09/2022 12/09/2022 25/09/2022
19/09/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 23/09/2022 26/09/2022 12/09/2022 25/09/2022
19/09/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 23/09/2022 26/09/2022 26/09/2022 09/10/2022
03/10/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 07/10/2022 10/10/2022 12/09/2022 09/10/2022
03/10/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 07/10/2022 10/10/2022 26/09/2022 09/10/2022
03/10/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 07/10/2022 10/10/2022 10/10/2022 23/10/2022
17/10/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 21/10/2022 24/10/2022 10/10/2022 23/10/2022
17/10/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 21/10/2022 24/10/2022 24/10/2022 06/11/2022
31/10/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 04/11/2022 07/11/2022 10/10/2022 06/11/2022
31/10/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 04/11/2022 07/11/2022 24/10/2022 06/11/2022
31/10/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 04/11/2022 07/11/2022 07/11/2022 20/11/2022
14/11/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 18/11/2022 21/11/2022 07/11/2022 20/11/2022
14/11/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 18/11/2022 21/11/2022 21/11/2022 04/12/2022
28/11/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 02/12/2022 05/12/2022 07/11/2022 04/12/2022
28/11/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 02/12/2022 05/12/2022 21/11/2022 04/12/2022
28/11/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 02/12/2022 05/12/2022 05/12/2022 18/12/2022
12/12/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 16/12/2022 19/12/2022 05/12/2022 18/12/2022
12/12/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 16/12/2022 19/12/2022 19/12/2022 01/01/2023
26/12/2022 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 30/12/2022 02/01/2023 05/12/2022 01/01/2023
26/12/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 30/12/2022 02/01/2023 19/12/2022 01/01/2023
26/12/2022 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 30/12/2022 02/01/2023 02/01/2023 15/01/2023
09/01/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 13/01/2023 16/01/2023 02/01/2023 15/01/2023
09/01/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 13/01/2023 16/01/2023 16/01/2023 29/01/2023
23/01/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 27/01/2023 30/01/2023 02/01/2023 29/01/2023
23/01/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 27/01/2023 30/01/2023 16/01/2023 29/01/2023
23/01/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 27/01/2023 30/01/2023 30/01/2023 12/02/2023
06/02/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 10/02/2023 13/02/2023 30/01/2023 12/02/2023
06/02/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 10/02/2023 13/02/2023 13/02/2023 26/02/2023
20/02/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 24/02/2023 27/02/2023 30/01/2023 26/02/2023
20/02/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 24/02/2023 27/02/2023 13/02/2023 26/02/2023
20/02/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 24/02/2023 27/02/2023 27/02/2023 12/03/2023
06/03/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 10/03/2023 13/03/2023 27/02/2023 12/03/2023
06/03/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 10/03/2023 13/03/2023 13/03/2023 26/03/2023
20/03/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears 24/03/2023 27/03/2023 27/02/2023 26/03/2023
20/03/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 24/03/2023 27/03/2023 13/03/2023 26/03/2023
20/03/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 24/03/2023 27/03/2023 27/03/2023 09/04/2023

  Housing benefit payments from 2023 to 2024

             
Council will pay on: Payment will be made: Future payments will be made: Date you should expect to receive payment by: Period payment covers:
      BACS:  Cheque: From  To
03/04/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 07/04/2023 10/04/2023 27/03/2023 09/04/2023
03/04/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 07/04/2023 10/04/2023 10/04/2023 23/04/2023
             
17/04/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  21/04/2023 24/04/2023 27/03/2023 23/04/2023
17/04/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 21/04/2023 24/04/2023 11/04/2023 24/04/2023
17/04/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 21/04/2023 24/04/2023 25/04/2023 08/05/2023
             
01/05/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 05/05/2023 08/05/2023 24/04/2023 07/05/2023
01/05/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 05/05/2023 08/05/2023 09/05/2023 22/05/2023
             
15/05/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  19/05/2023 22/05/2023 24/04/2023 21/05/2023
15/05/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 19/05/2023 22/05/2023 10/05/2023 23/05/2023
15/05/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 19/05/2023 22/05/2023 24/05/2023 06/06/2023
             
29/05/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 02/06/2023 05/06/2023 22/05/2023 04/06/2023
29/05/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 02/06/2023 05/06/2023 07/06/2023 20/06/2023
             
12/06/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  16/06/2023 19/06/2023 22/05/2023 18/06/2023
12/06/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 16/06/2023 19/06/2023 08/06/2023 21/06/2023
12/06/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 16/06/2023 19/06/2023 22/06/2023 05/07/2023
             
26/06/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 30/06/2023 03/07/2023 19/06/2023 02/07/2023
26/06/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 30/06/2023 03/07/2023 06/07/2023 19/07/2023
             
10/07/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  14/07/2023 17/07/2023 19/06/2023 16/07/2023
10/07/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 14/07/2023 17/07/2023 07/07/2023 20/07/2023
10/07/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 14/07/2023 17/07/2023 21/07/2023 03/08/2023
             
24/07/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 28/07/2023 31/07/2023 17/07/2023 30/07/2023
24/07/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 28/07/2023 31/07/2023 04/08/2023 17/08/2023
             
07/08/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  11/08/2023 14/08/2023 17/07/2023 13/08/2023
07/08/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 11/08/2023 14/08/2023 05/08/2023 18/08/2023
07/08/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 11/08/2023 14/08/2023 19/08/2023 01/09/2023
             
21/08/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 25/08/2023 28/08/2023 14/08/2023 27/08/2023
21/08/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 25/08/2023 28/08/2023 02/09/2023 15/09/2023
             
04/09/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  08/09/2023 11/09/2023 14/08/2023 10/09/2023
04/09/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 08/09/2023 11/09/2023 03/09/2023 16/09/2023
04/09/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 08/09/2023 11/09/2023 17/09/2023 30/09/2023
             
18/09/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 22/09/2023 25/09/2023 11/09/2023 24/09/2023
18/09/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 22/09/2023 25/09/2023 01/10/2023 14/10/2023
             
02/10/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  06/10/2023 09/10/2023 11/09/2023 08/10/2023
02/10/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 06/10/2023 09/10/2023 02/10/2023 15/10/2023
02/10/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 06/10/2023 09/10/2023 16/10/2023 29/10/2023
             
16/10/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 20/10/2023 23/10/2023 09/10/2023 22/10/2023
16/10/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 20/10/2023 23/10/2023 30/10/2023 12/11/2023
             
30/10/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  03/11/2023 06/11/2023 09/10/2023 05/11/2023
30/10/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 03/11/2023 06/11/2023 31/10/2023 13/11/2023
30/10/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 03/11/2023 06/11/2023 14/11/2023 27/11/2023
             
13/11/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 17/11/2023 20/11/2023 06/11/2023 19/11/2023
13/11/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 17/11/2023 20/11/2023 28/11/2023 11/12/2023
             
27/11/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  01/12/2023 04/12/2023 06/11/2023 03/12/2023
27/11/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 01/12/2023 04/12/2023 29/11/2023 12/12/2023
27/11/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 01/12/2023 04/12/2023 13/12/2023 26/12/2023
             
11/12/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 15/12/2023 18/12/2023 04/12/2023 17/12/2023
11/12/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 15/12/2023 18/12/2023 27/12/2023 09/01/2024
             
25/12/2023 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  29/12/2023 01/01/2024 04/12/2023 31/12/2023
25/12/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 29/12/2023 01/01/2024 28/12/2023 10/01/2024
25/12/2023 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 29/12/2023 01/01/2024 11/01/2024 24/01/2024
             
08/01/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 12/01/2024 15/01/2024 01/01/2024 14/01/2024
08/01/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 12/01/2024 15/01/2024 25/01/2024 07/02/2024
             
22/01/2024 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  26/01/2024 29/01/2024 01/01/2024 28/01/2024
22/01/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 26/01/2024 29/01/2024 26/01/2024 08/02/2024
22/01/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 26/01/2024 29/01/2024 09/02/2024 22/02/2024
             
05/02/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 09/02/2024 12/02/2024 29/01/2024 11/02/2024
05/02/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 09/02/2024 12/02/2024 23/02/2024 07/03/2024
             
19/02/2024 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  23/02/2024 26/02/2024 29/01/2024 25/02/2024
19/02/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 23/02/2024 26/02/2024 24/02/2024 08/03/2024
19/02/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 23/02/2024 26/02/2024 09/03/2024 22/03/2024
             
04/03/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 08/03/2024 11/03/2024 26/02/2024 10/03/2024
04/03/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 08/03/2024 11/03/2024 23/03/2024 05/04/2024
             
18/03/2024 Direct to landlord 4 weeks in arrears  22/03/2024 25/03/2024 26/02/2024 24/03/2024
18/03/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in arrears 22/03/2024 25/03/2024 24/03/2024 06/04/2024
18/03/2024 Direct to tenant 2 weeks in advance 22/03/2024 25/03/2024 07/04/2024 20/04/2024

Page last updated: 24 February 2023

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