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 |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/2018 | 02/04/2018 | 29/04/2018 |
| 29/05/2018 | 30/04/2018 | 27/05/2018 |
| 29/06/2018 | 28/05/2018 | 24/06/2018 |
| 24/07/2018 | 25/06/2018 | 22/07/2018 |
| 21/08/2018 | 23/07/2018 | 19/08/2018 |
| 18/09/2018 | 20/08/2018 | 16/09/2018 |
| 16/10/2018 | 17/09/2018 | 14/10/2018 |
| 13/11/2018 | 15/10/2018 | 11/11/2018 |
| 11/12/2018 | 12/11/2018 | 09/12/2018 |
| 08/01/2019 | 10/12/2018 | 06/01/2019 |
| 05/02/2019 | 07/01/2019 | 03/02/2019 |
| 05/03/2019 | 04/02/2019 | 03/03/2019 |
| 02/04/2019 | 04/03/2019 | 31/03/2019 |
Related content
- Housing Benefit
- Payment of Housing Benefit
- What can I do if I think my Housing Benefit award is wrong?