Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2025
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Housing Benefit subsidy (S) circulars give information about:
- the money the government pays local authorities in the form of a subsidy to administer Housing Benefit
- other financial matters for local authority staff
For enquiries about the distribution of circulars, email:聽lawelfare.correspondence@dwp.gov.uk
Updates to this page
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Added latest HB circular S4/2025: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative funding for the financial year ending March 2026 for local authorities participating from 1 April 2025.
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Added Housing Benefit circular S3/2025: Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of delivering Welfare Reform changes in the financial year ending March 2026.
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Housing Benefit circular: S2/2025: Housing Benefit Administration Subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities for the financial year ending March 2026 has been added to the page.
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First published.