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Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claim.
Housing Benefit (HB) is an income related benefit that is intended to help…
Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales from 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026 (estimated).
Description of the Cold Weather Payments scheme The Social Fund Cold…
Official statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.
1. Main stories The statistics are published twice a year and cover two…
Data on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.
This report summarises the findings from research into the delivery of the Household Support Fund (HSF) and Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) schemes.
Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April to September 2025, based on local authority mid-year returns.
Official statistics in development on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans. 
Annual statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payments made in winter 2024 to 2025 to recipients and beneficiaries.
Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April to September 2024, based on local authority mid-year returns.
Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April 2024 to March 2025, based on local authority financial year end returns.
Official statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans. 
This report summarises the impact and effectiveness of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans on recipients’ circumstances.
Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales, 1 November 2024 to 31 March 2025.
Official statistics in development on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.
This report provides findings from an evaluation of the fourth Household Support Fund, based on research carried out between September 2023 and August 2024.
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