Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Summary Statistics
Due to improvements in data collection methods, from February 2007 there will be a gradual transition from using clerical data to an electronic scan of Local Authorities' computer systems, as a source for HB data. Over time this will improve the accuracy and timeliness of published statistics, however in the short term there may be a chance of increased error and so caution should be used when interpreting trends. Specific issues with data will be highlighted within the notes which accompany each table.
DWP Tabulation Tool
The DWP are now releasing many of their National Statistics via a Tabulation Tool that allows the user to define their own bespoke analyses.
Click this link DWP Tabulation Tool to begin.
Continuing Releases
The Quarterly Summaries
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: August 2007
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: May 2007
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: February 2007
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: November 2006
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: August 2006
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: May 2006
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: February 2006
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: November 2005
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: August 2005
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: May 2005
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: February 2005
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: November 2004
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: August 2004
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: May 2004
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: February 2004
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: November 2003
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: August 2003
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: May 2003
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: February 2003
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: November 2002 (387KB)
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: August 2002 (511KB)
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics: May 2002 (376KB)
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Statistical Summary: February 2002 (486KB)
The Annual Summaries
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Annual Summary: May 2004
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Annual Summary: May 2003
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Annual Summary: May 2002
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Annual Summary: May 2001 (368KB)
- Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Annual Summary: May 2000 (214KB)