Official Statistics

Housing Benefit caseload statistics

Statistics on numbers of Housing Benefit claimants.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 12 August 2015
• Last updated: 14 August 2018 — See all updates

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Housing Benefit caseload statistics: data to May 2018

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This is the final edition of Housing Benefit caseload data in spreadsheet format. Use DWP’s Stat-Xplore tool to find the latest caseload data.

The data is now only released on Stat-Xplore, an online tool which allows you to create your own customised tables and charts.

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Related publications

DWP also publishes historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data which is usually consistent with the annual Budget and Autumn Statement.

Published 12 August 2015
Last updated 14 August 2018 + show all updates

1. 14 August 2018

   Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics, with data to May 2018.

2. 15 May 2018

   Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics, with data to February 2018.

3. 21 February 2018

   Updated 'Housing Benefit caseload statistics: data to November 2017' to show next publication date as May 2018.

4. 21 February 2018

   Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to November 2017).

5. 15 November 2017

   Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to August 2017).

6. 16 August 2017

   Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to May 2017).

7. 17 May 2017

   Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to February 2017).

8. 15 February 2017

   Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to November 2016).

9. 16 November 2016

   Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to August 2016).

10. 17 August 2016

    Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to May 2016).

11. 23 May 2016

    Corrected spreadsheet title to 'Housing Benefit caseload statistics: data to February 2016'. It previously incorrectly stated data was to March 2016.

12. 18 May 2016

    Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to March 2016).

13. 17 February 2016

    Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to November 2015).

14. 11 November 2015

    Published latest Housing Benefit caseload statistics (data to August 2015).

15. 12 August 2015

    First published.