Housing benefit payments are usually made to you or your landlord every four weeks.
If your housing benefit is paid every four weeks, you will get paid on the following dates:
- Monday 17 February 2025
- Monday 17 March 2025
- Monday 14 April 2025
- Monday 12 May 2025
- Monday 9 June 2025
- Monday 7 July 2025
- Monday 4 August 2025
- Monday 1 September 2025
- Monday 29 September 2025
- Monday 27 October 2025
- Monday 24 November 2025
- Monday 22 December 2025
- Monday 19 January 2026
- Monday 16 February 2026
- Monday 16 March 2026
How we can pay your Housing Benefit
Council tenants
Payments will go directly to your rent account.
Private and housing association tenants
Payments will go into your bank account in arrears. This will happen either weekly, every two weeks, or every four weeks. If you are paid every four weeks you will get 13 payments a year.
If the first payment of your Housing Benefit covers a period of eight weeks or more, it will be paid to your landlord. If you do not want this payment to go to your landlord, please explain why. You'll need to provide proof that your rent is up-to-date. In some circumstances we can arrange to pay your landlord directly. Payments will be made every four weeks in arrears only.