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HBAP Module X: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for Further Work (applicable to England only)

We update the Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) annually and will publish only the most recent version.

Module	Title	Published
1	DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for the financial year ending March 2025 (Applicable to England only)	31 March 2025
2	Uprating checklist for the financial year ending March 2025	31 March 2025
3	Detailed testing – step-by-step guidance (the workbooks will be issued separately)
4	Analytical review – not published as it’s for internal DWP use only	Not applicable
5	Software diagnostic tool
6	Approach and Testing Strategy for the financial year ending March 2025 (Applicable to England only)	31 March 2025
X	DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for Further Work (Applicable to England only)	2 December 2022

Published 29 March 2017

Last updated 285 ~~April~~December 2025 + show all updates

5 December 2025
Added 'HBAP Module X: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for Further Work for the financial year ending March 2025 (Applicable to England only)' PDF attachment.

28 April 2025
Updated modules for the financial year ending March 2025, including DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for the financial year ending March 2025 (applicable to England only), Module 2: Uprating checklist for the financial year ending March 2025 and Module 6: Approach and Testing Strategy for the financial year ending March 2025 (applicable to England only)
29 November 2024
In HBAP Module X: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for further work (applicable to England only), the dates '2022 to 2023' have been updated to '2023 to 2024'.
1 April 2024
Updates for financial year ending March 2024 made to Modules 1, 2 and 6 of the Housing Benefit Assurance Process.
6 December 2023
Updated Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP): Module X: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for further work (applicable to England only) (HTML and PDF). The main changes are to Part 1. Introduction to Further Work, and to paragraph 3.7 (Section 3. The LA's responsibilities) in Part 1: Standard terms of engagement for Further Work.
17 April 2023
Updated modules for the financial year ending March 2023, including Module 1: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction, Module 2: Uprating checklist for the financial year ending March 2023 and Module 6: Approach and Testing Strategy
2 December 2022
Updated HBAP Module X: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for Further Work (Applicable to England only) - HTML and PDF.
31 March 2022
Added revised HBAP Module 1: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for the financial year ending March 2022 (applicable to England only), HBAP Module 2: Uprating checklist for the financial year ending March 2022, HBAP Module 6: Approach and Testing Strategy for the financial year ending March 2022 (applicable to England only).
2 December 2021
Updated 'Module X - DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for Further Work (Applicable to England only)'.
26 February 2021
Updated modules 1, 2 and 6 for the 2020 to 2021 guidance.
30 November 2020
Updated 'Module X - DWP Reporting Framework Instruction for Further Work (Applicable to England only)'.
30 March 2020
Added revised HB (Subsidy) Assurance Process 2019/20 module 1: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction, module 2: Uprating Checklist 2019/20 and module 6: Approach and Testing Strategy (all applicable to England only).
22 November 2019
Revised HB Assurance Process (HBAP) Module X. Updates to the applicable financial year, contact details and removed reference to the pre-HBAP audit process.
15 February 2019
Added Added Housing Benefit Assurance Process Module 2: Uprating checklist 2018/19.
5 November 2018
Added Housing Benefit Assurance Process Module X: DWP Reorting Framework Insruction for Further Work (Applicable to England only).
27 March 2018
Revised HBAP Module 1: DWP Reporting Framework Instruction (Applicable to England only) and added HBAP Module 6: Approach and Testing Strategy (Applicable to England only).
29 March 2017
First published.

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