Housing Benefit payments for Christmas 2024

Housing Benefit payments for the 2024 Christmas period are detailed below. If you receive your payment by cheque, please allow extra time for any postal delays.

The normal payment cycle will resume on the week commencing 30 December 2024.

Weekly payments

Payments sent 19 December 2024 will arrive in accounts by 23 December 2024.

Fortnightly payments

There are no fortnightly payment runs over Christmas.

Monthly payments

Payments sent 30 December 2024 will arrive in accounts by 2 January 2025.

Urgent payments

There are no urgent payment runs over Christmas.

Council tenant payments

These will run as normal and show in accounts by 23 and 30 December 2024.