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Housing Benefit payment dates

To find out the date that your housing benefit payment will be in your bank, and the period that it covers, please choose from one of the tables below.

If you want to request a change in the way you are paid, please complete a change in circumstances form.

Please note that payments expected on a bank holiday date will reach your account the next working day.

Payment dates - monthly in arrears (landlords and claimants)

Payment date	Period covered
27 Jan 2020	1 - 31 Jan 2020
24 Feb 2020	1 - 29 Feb 2020
30 Mar 2020	1 - 31 Mar 2020
27 Apr 2020	1 - 30 Apr 2020
26 May 2020	1 - 31 May 2020
29 June 2020	1 - 30 Jun 2020
27 July 2020	1 - 31 Jul 2020
24 Aug 2020	1 - 31 Aug 2020
28 Sep 2020	1 - 30 Sep 2020
26 Oct 2020	1 - 31 Oct 2020
30 Nov 2020	1 - 30 Nov 2020
23 Dec 2020	1 - 31 Dec 2020
25 Jan 2021	1 - 31 Jan 2021
22 Feb 2021	1- 28 Feb 2021
29 Mar 2021	1 - 31 Mar 2021

Payment dates - four weekly in arrears (landlords only)

Payment date	Period covered
13 Jan 2020	16 Dec 2019 - 12 Jan 2020
10 Feb 2020	13 Jan 2020 - 09 Feb 2020
09 Mar 2020	10 Feb 2020 - 08 Mar 2020
06 Apr 2020	09 Mar 2020 - 05 Apr 2020
05 May 2020	06 Apr 2020 - 03 May 2020
01 Jun 2020	04 May 2020 - 31 May 2020
29 Jun 2020	1 Jun 2020 - 28 Jun 2020
27 Jul 2020	29 Jun 2020 - 26 Jul 2020
24 Aug 2020	27 Jul 2020 - 23 Aug 2020
21 Sep 2020	24 Aug 2020 - 20 Sep 2020
19 Oct 2020	21 Sep 2020 - 18 Oct 2020
16 Nov 2020	19 Oct 2020 - 15 Nov 2020
14 Dec 2020	16 Nov 2020 - 13 Dec 2020
11 Jan 2021	14 Dec 2020 - 10 Jan 2021
08 Feb 2021	11 Jan 2021 - 07 Feb 2021
08 Mar 2021	08 Feb 2021 - 07 Mar 2021

Payment dates - two weekly in arrears (claimants only)

Payment date	Period Covered
06 Jan 2020	24 Dec 2019 - 06 Jan 2020
20 Jan 2020	07 Jan 2020 - 19 Jan 2020
03 Feb 2020	20 Jan 2020 - 02 Feb 2020
17 Feb 2020	03 Feb 2020 - 16 Feb 2020
02 Mar 2020	17 Feb 2020 - 01 Mar 2020
16 Mar 2020	02 Mar 2020 - 15 Mar 2020
30 Mar 2020	16 Mar 2020 - 29 Mar 2020
14 Apr 2020	30 Mar 2020 - 12 Apr 2020
27 Apr 2020	13 Apr 2020 - 26 Apr 2020
11 May 2020	27 Apr 2020 - 10 May 2020
26 May 2020	11 May 2020 - 24 May 2020
08 Jun 2020	25 May 2020 - 07 Jun 2020
22 Jun 2020	08 Jun 2020 - 21 Jun 2020
06 Jul 2020	22 Jun 2020 - 05 Jul 2020
20 Jul 2020	06 Jul 2020 - 19 Jul 2020
03 Aug 2020	20 Jul 2020 - 02 Aug 2020
17 Aug 2020	03 Aug 2020 - 16 Aug 2020
01 Sep 2020	17 Aug 2020 - 30 Aug 2020
14 Sep 2020	31 Aug 2020 - 13 Sep 2020
28 Sep 2020	14 Sep 2020 - 27 Sep 2020
12 Oct 2020	28 Sep 2020 - 11 Oct 2020
26 Oct 2020	12 Oct 2020 - 25 Oct 2020
09 Nov 2020	26 Oct 2020 - 08 Nov 2020
23 Nov 2020	09 Nov 2020 - 22 Nov 2020
07 Dec 2020	23 Nov 2020 - 06 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020	07 Dec 2020 - 20 Dec 2020
04 Jan 2021	21 Dec 2020 - 03 Jan 2021
18 Jan 2021	04 Jan 2021- 17 Jan 2021
01 Feb 2021	18 Jan 2021 - 31 Jan 2021
15 Feb 2021	01 Feb 2021 - 14 Feb 2021
01 Mar 2021	15 Feb 2021 - 28 Feb 2021
15 Mar 2021	01 Mar 2021 - 14 Mar 2021
29 Mar 2021	15 Mar 201 - 28 Mar 2021