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Change description : 2025-10-09 12:47:00: Added Housing Benefit Circular S5 2025: Changes to Housing Benefit subsidy and overpayment subsidy calculator (appendix a). [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2025

Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
20 March 2025
Last updated
129 MayOctober 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

S5/2025: Changes to the Housing Benefit subsidy calculation for prior year overpayments

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Appendix A: Prior Year Overpayment Subsidy Calculator

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S4/2025: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative funding for the financial year ending March 2026 for local authorities participating from 1 April 2025

Ref: S4/2025

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S3/2025:S1/2025: AdditionalRent NewRebate BurdensSubsidy fundingLimitation toinformation meetfor the costs of delivering Welfare Reform changes in the financial year ending March 2026 (Wales only)

Ref: HB S3/2025

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S2/2025:S3/2025: HousingAdditional BenefitNew AdministrationBurdens Subsidyfunding arrangementsto formeet English,the Scottishcosts andof Welshdelivering localWelfare authoritiesReform forchanges in the financial year ending March 2026

Ref: HB S3/2025

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S1/2025:S2/2025: RentHousing RebateBenefit Administration Subsidy Limitationarrangements informationfor English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities for the financial year ending March 2026 (Wales only)

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Details

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: lawelfare.correspondence@dwp.gov.uk

Updates to this page

Published 20 March 2025
Last updated 129 MayOctober 2025 + show all updates

  2. Added information about Tunbridge Wells Borough Council onto the S3/2025 Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of delivering Welfare Reform changes in the financial year ending March 2026 report.

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Update history

2025-10-09 12:47
Added Housing Benefit Circular S5 2025: Changes to Housing Benefit subsidy and overpayment subsidy calculator (appendix a).

2025-05-12 15:18
Added information about Tunbridge Wells Borough Council onto the S3/2025 Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of delivering Welfare Reform changes in the financial year ending March 2026 report.

2025-04-24 16:07
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.

2025-04-17 14:32
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.

2025-04-04 15:33
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.

2025-03-20 09:43
First published.