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Use of Discretionary Housing Payments: April to September 2020 (17 December 2020)
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Use of Discretionary Housing Payments: April to September 2020
Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payment funds from April to September 2020, based on local authority mid-year returns.
Published 17 December 2020
From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Applies to:
Wales and England
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Use of Discretionary Housing Payments: analysis of mid-year returns from local authorities, April 2020 to September 2020
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Data tables: use of Discretionary Housing Payments, England and Wales April to September 2020
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Background information and methodology: use of Discretionary Housing Payments statistics
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This publication provides analysis of the use of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs).
DHPs are monetary awards that can be made by local authorities to people experiencing financial difficulty with housing costs who qualify for Housing Benefit or the housing costs element of Universal Credit.
This statistical release presents analysis of information submitted to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) by local authorities, covering the first half of the financial year from April 2020 to September 2020. Local authorities provide details of their use of DHP funds to DWP twice a year. These are published for the first 6 months of the financial year and for the whole of the financial year.
We published statistics on the Use of Discretionary Housing Payments: financial year 2019 to 2020 on 13 August 2020.
DHPs and Scotland
DHPs for Scotland were devolved from 1 April 2017, under the Scotland Act 2016 implementing the Smith Commission Agreement.
Published 17 December 2020