Hi Lpot50
I'm sorry but we are not able to answer housing benefit questions, they are outside the remit of this forum. I do know that several people have reported problems with the UC system paying out HB to councils and landlords in time, which has led to people finding themselves in rent arrears. This is something you will have to raise with the DWP
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