Housing Benefit
Payment of Housing Benefit
If you are a Council tenant, Housing Benefit will be paid directly to your rent account fortnightly.
If you live in private rented accommodation, you will receive a Housing Benefit payment every four weeks as in the table below.
| Payment Date | Rent period from | Rent period to |
|---|---|---|
| 02/05/2017 | 03/04/2017 | 30/04/2017 |
| 30/05/2017 | 01/05/2017 | 28/05/2017 |
| 27/06/2017 | 29/05/2017 | 25/06/2017 |
| 25/07/2017 | 26/06/2017 | 23/07/2017 |
| 22/08/2017 | 24/07/2017 | 20/08/2017 |
| 19/09/2017 | 21/08/2017 | 17/09/2017 |
| 17/10/2017 | 18/09/2017 | 15/10/2017 |
| 14/11/2017 | 16/10/2017 | 12/11/2017 |
| 12/12/2017 | 13/11/2017 | 10/12/2017 |
| 09/01/2018 | 11/12/2017 | 07/01/2018 |
| 06/02/2018 | 08/01/2018 | 04/02/2018 |
| 06/03/2018 | 05/02/2018 | 04/03/2018 |
| 03/04/2018 | 05/03/2018 | 01/04/2018 |
Related content
- Housing Benefit
- Payment of Housing Benefit
- What can I do if I think my Housing Benefit award is wrong?