Payment free weeks
Information on when the payment rent weeks lie each year
Rent payment is always due in advance. Please be aware that some tenancy types may not have payment free weeks. Your tenancy agreement will explain whether you do or not have them.
This year is slightly different
There are 52 weeks in a normal year, but every five to six years, there are 53 Mondays in a year instead. This next financial year, starting Monday 1 April 2024, is one of those years.
If you normally pay rent for 48 weeks a year, you will have 49 weeks to pay this year. Of the 53 weeks in the 2024/25 rent year, four are ‘rent free’ weeks and 49 are payable weeks, as you can see from the rent calendar below.
If you normally pay rent for 52 weeks a year, you will have 53 weeks to pay this year.
If you pay by direct debit, you don’t need to do anything. We calculate this for you and adjust your payments accordingly.
Please pay your weekly rent as usual from 1 April 2024.
You need to adjust your monthly payments.
To calculate how much rent you should pay each month, multiply your rent by the number of weeks and then divide it by 12. For example:
If you normally pay rent for 48 weeks a year and you weekly rent is £100: £100 x 49 divided by 12 = £408.34 per month.
If you normally pay rent for 52 weeks a year and your weekly rent is £100: £100 x 53 divided by 12 = £441.67 per month.
Universal Credit is calculated on a 48 or 52 week basis. The only way to avoid falling into arrears is by paying a little extra each week or month to ensure your rent is covered.
We have a dedicated Financial Wellbeing team. Please tell us straight away if you are experiencing problems paying your rent. You can also find advice and support about welfare benefits, money and debt.
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If Housing Benefit covers your full rent you don’t need to do anything.
You may be able to get help with your rent through Housing Benefit or Universal Credit. Find out more about this here. We offer a number of different ways to pay your rent, including our customer portal – MyGUHG.
If you’d like a paper copy of our rent calendar, you can download one here. Alternatively, if you don’t have access to a printer, contact us and we’ll send one out to you.
Week commencing | Week no. |
1 April 2024 | 1 (Payment free week) |
8 April 2024 | 2 |
15 April 2024 | 3 |
22 April 2024 | 4 |
29 April 2024 | 5 |
6 May 2024 | 6 |
13 May 2024 | 7 |
20 May 2024 | 8 |
27 May 2024 | 9 |
3 June 2024 | 10 |
10 June 2024 | 11 |
17 June 2024 | 12 |
24 June 2024 | 13 |
1 July 2024 | 14 |
8 July 2024 | 15 |
15 July 2024 | 16 |
22 July 2024 | 17 |
29 July 2024 | 18 |
5 August 2024 | 19 |
12 August 2024 | 20 |
19 August 2024 | 21 |
26 August 2024 | 22 |
2 September 2024 | 23 |
9 September 2024 | 24 |
16 September 2024 | 25 |
23 September 2024 | 26 |
30 September 2024 | 27 |
7 October 2024 | 28 |
14 October 2024 | 29 |
21 October 2024 | 30 |
28 October 2024 | 31 |
4 November 2024 | 32 |
11 November 2024 | 33 |
18 November 2024 | 34 |
25 November 2024 | 35 |
2 December 2024 | 36 |
9 December 2024 | 37 |
16 December 2024 | 38 |
23 December 2024 | 39 (Payment free week) |
30 December 2024 | 40 (Payment free week) |
6 January 2025 | 41 |
13 January 2025 | 42 |
20 January 2025 | 43 |
27 January 2025 | 44 |
3 February 2025 | 45 |
10 February 2025 | 46 |
17 February 2025 | 47 |
24 February 2025 | 48 |
3 March 2025 | 49 |
10 March 2025 | 50 |
17 March 2025 | 51 |
24 March 2025 | 52 |
31 March 2025 | 53 (Payment free week) |