Housing Benefit payment dates

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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
29 January 20241 -  31 January 2024
26 February 20241 - 29 February 2024
25 March 20241 - 31 March 2024
29 April 20241 - 30 April 2024
28 May 20241-  31 May 2024
24 June 20241 - 30 June 2024
29 July 20241 - 31 July 2024
27 August 20241 - 31 August 2024
30 September 20241 - 30 September 2024
28 October 20241 - 31 October 2024
25 November 20241 - 30 November 2024
23 December 20241 -  31 December 2024
27 January 20251 -  31 January 2025
24 February 20251 - 29 February 2025

Payment dates - four weekly in arrears (landlords only)

Payment Dates Payment Covered
04 March 202405 February 2024 - 03 March 2024
02 April 202404 March 2024 - 31 March 2024
29 April 202401 April 2024 - 28 April 2024 
28 May 202429 April 2024 - 26 May 2024 
24 June 202427 May 2024 - 23 June 2024 
22 July 202424 June 2024 - 21 July 2024 
19 August 202422 July 2024 - 18 August 2024 
16 September 202419 August 2023 - 15 September 2024 
14 October 202416 September 2024 - 13 October 2024 
11 November 202414 October 2024 - 10 November 2024 
09 December 202411 November 2024 - 08 December 2024 
06 January 202510 December 2024 - 06 January 2025
03 February 202506 January 2025 - 02 February 2025
03 March 202503 February 2025 - 02 March 2025

Payment dates - two weekly in arrears (claimants only)

Payment DatePayment Covered
11 March 202426 February 2024 - 10 March 2024
25 March 202411 March 2024 - 24 March 2024
08 April 202425 March 2024 - 07 April 2024
22 April 202408 April 2024 - 21 April 2024
07 May 202422 April 2024  - 05 May 2024
20 May 202406 May 2024 - 19 May 2024
03 June 202420 May 2024 - 02 June 2024
17 June 202403 June 2024 - 16 June 2024
01 July 202417 June 2024 - 30 June 2024
15 July 202401 July 2024 - 14 July 2024
29 July 202415 July 2024 - 28 July 2024
12 August 202429 July 2024 - 11 August 2024
27 August 202412 August 2024 - 25 August 2024
09 September 202426 August 2024 - 08 September 2024
23 September 202409 September 2024 - 22 September 2024
07 October 202423 September 2024 - 06 October 2024
21 October 202407 October 2024 - 20 October 2024
04 November 202421 October 2024 - 03 November 2024
18 November 202404 November  2024 - 17 November 2024
02 December 202418 November  2024 - 01 December 2024
16 December 202402 December 2024 - 15 December 2024
24 December 202411 December 2024 - 24 December 2024
13 January 202530 December 2024 - 12 January 2025
27 January 202513 January 2024 - 26 January 2025
10 February 202527 January 2025 - 09 Febraury 2025
24 February 202510 Febraury 2025 - 23 Febraury2025
10 March 202524 Febraury 2025 - 09 March 2025
24 March 202510 March 2025 - 23 March 2025

Contact Details

Ipswich Borough Council,
Housing Services,
3E Grafton House, 
15-17 Russell Road,
Ipswich, 
IP1 2DE

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01473 432000