79% of those entitled to Housing Benefit (for pensioners) received the benefit Take-up range (caseload) of HB (for pensioners), FYE 2013 to FYE 2022, GB
In FYE 2022 an estimated 79% of pensioners who were entitled to HB received it. The take-up rate in FYE 2022 was 5 percentage points lower than in FYE 2020 (84%) reflecting an increase in estimated entitled non-recipients (ENRs) since 2018, due to the rollout of UC, new claims for HB can only be made in certain circumstances. Further information on these changes can be found in the background information and methodology. See table HB1 for full data.
84% of the total amount of Housing Benefit (for pensioners) that could have been claimed was claimed Take-up range (expenditure) of HB (for pensioners), FYE 2013 to FYE 2022, GB
In FYE 2022 an estimated 84% of the total amount of HB (for pensioners) that could have been claimed was claimed. The take-up rate in FYE 2022 is 2 percentage points lower than in FYE 2020 (86%) which reflects the increase in estimated entitled non-recipients (ENRs) above. See table HB2 for full data.