To find out the date that your housing benefit payment will be in your bank and the period that it covers, please see the tables below.
Please note that payments due on a bank holiday date will reach your account the next working day.
Payment dates - monthly in arrears (landlords and claimants)
| Payment Dates | Period Covered |
| 26 January 2026 | 1 - 31 January 2026 |
| 23 February 2026 | 1 - 28 February 2026 |
| 30 March 2026 | 1 - 31 March 2026 |
| 27 April 2026 | 1 - 30 April 2026 |
| 26 May 2026 | 1 - 31 May 2026 |
| 29 June 2026 | 1 - 30 June 2026 |
| 27 July 2026 | 1 - 31 July 2026 |
| 24 August 2026 | 1 - 31 August 2026 |
| 28 September 2026 | 1 - 30 September 2026 |
| 26 October 2026 | 1 - 31 October 2026 |
| 30 November 2026 | 1 - 30 November 2026 |
| 29 December 2026 | 1 - 31 December 2026 |
| 25 January 2027 | 1 - 31 January 2027 |
| 22 February 2027 | 1 - 28 February 2027 |
| 30 March 2027 | 1 - 31 March 2027 |
Payment dates - four weekly in arrears (landlords only)
| Payment Dates | Payment Covered |
| 05 January 2026 | 08 December 2025 - 04 January 2026 |
| 02 February 2026 | 05 January 2026 - 01 February 2026 |
| 02 March 2026 | 02 February 2026 - 01 March 2026 |
| 30 March 2026 | 02 March 2026 - 29 March 2026 |
| 27 April 2026 | 30 March 2026 - 26 April 2026 |
| 26 May 2026 | 27 April 2026 - 24 May 2026 |
| 22 June 2026 | 25 May 2026 - 21 June 2026 |
| 20 July 2026 | 22 June 2026 - 19 July 2026 |
| 17 August 2026 | 20 July 2026 - 16 August 2026 |
| 14 September 2026 | 17 August 2026 - 13 September 2026 |
| 12 October 2026 | 14 September 2026 - 11 October 2026 |
| 09 November 2026 | 12 October 2026 - 08 November 2026 |
| 07 December 2026 | 09 November 2026 - 06 December 2026 |
| 04 January 2027 | 07 December 2026 - 03 January 2027 |
| 01 February 2027 | 04 January 2027 - 31 January 2027 |
| 01 March 2027 | 01 February 2027 - 28 February 2027 |
Payment dates - two weekly in arrears (claimants only)
| Payment Date | Payment Covered |
| 12 January 2026 | 29 December 2025 - 11 January 2026 |
| 26 January 2026 | 12 January - 25 January 2026 |
| 09 February 2026 | 26 January - 08 February 2026 |
| 23 February 2026 | 09 February - 22 February 2026 |
| 09 March 2026 | 23 February - 08 March 2026 |
| 23 March 2026 | 09 March - 22 March 2026 |
| 07 April 2026 | 23 March - 05 April 2026 |
| 20 April 2026 | 06 April - 19 April 2026 |
| 05 May 2026 | 20 April - 03 May 2026 |
| 18 May 2026 | 04 May - 17 May 2026 |
| 01 June 2026 | 18 May - 31 May 2026 |
| 15 June 2026 | 01 June - 14 June 2026 |
| 29 June 2026 | 15 June - 28 June 2026 |
| 13 July 2026 | 29 June - 12 July 2026 |
| 27 July 2026 | 13 July - 26 July 2026 |
| 10 August 2026 | 27 July - 09 August 2026 |
| 24 August 2026 | 10 August - 23 August 2026 |
| 07 September 2026 | 24 August - 06 September 2026 |
| 21 September 2026 | 07 September - 20 September 2026 |
| 05 October 2026 | 21 September - 04 October 2026 |
| 19 October 2026 | 05 October - 18 October 2026 |
| 02 November 2026 | 19 October - 01 November 2026 |
| 16 November 2026 | 02 November - 16 November 2026 |
| 30 November 2026 | 17 November - 29 November 2026 |
| 14 December 2026 | 30 November - 13 December 2026 |
| 29 December 2026 | 14 December - 27 December 2026 |
| 11 January 2027 | 28 December 2026 - 10 January 2027 |
| 25 January 2027 | 11 January - 24 January 2027 |
| 08 February 2027 | 25 January - 07 February 2027 |
| 22 February 2027 | 08 February - 21 February 2027 |
| 08 March 2027 | 22 February - 07 March 2027 |
| 22 March 2027 | 08 March - 21 March 2027 |
| 05 April 2027 | 22 March - 04 April 2027 |