Find out when they're due and early payment dates for bank holidays.

All the payment dates for 2026 are shown in the table below. You can also download a copy of the Housing Benefit calendars, which tell you when each payment is due for 2026.

Housing Benefit calendars

An interim payment run is produced each week to pick up any missed changes in circumstances for past payment periods, covering up to the end of the current four week payment period. You may therefore receive an adjustment payment outside your usual four weekly payment.

Payment dates for 2026/27

1 May 2026 16 November 2026
1 June 2026 14 December 2026
29 June 2026 11 January 2027
27 July 2026 8 February 2027
24 August 2026 8 March 2027
21 September 2026 5 April 2027
19 October 2026  

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