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£2.11 billion outstanding in Housing Benefit overpayments 21/03/2019 Labelled as Rent, Tenants

Latest figures from the Department of Work & Pensions published on 6 March 2019 show that there were £2.11 billion Housing Benefit overpayments outstanding at July 2018 - this represents an increase of £87 million (4%) on the same point in the previous year.

 

At July 2018 the average Housing Benefit overpayment outstanding per claimant in Great Britain was £525 with the largest average amount of Housing Benefit overpayment outstanding per claimant being in London (£937 per claimant).

 

The total value of outstanding overpayments continues to follow an increasing trend - up from some £0.5billion at the second quarter 2008/09 to the current figure of £2.11 billion at the second quarter 2018/19.

 

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