Official Statistics

Use of Discretionary Housing Payments: April to September 2017

Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April to September 2017, based on local authority mid-year returns.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 14 December 2017

Applies to England and Wales

• Publication for Scotland

Documents

Use of Discretionary Housing Payments, England and Wales: analysis of mid-year returns from local authorities, April to September 2017

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Data tables: use of Discretionary Housing Payments, England and Wales April to September 2017

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Use of Discretionary Housing Payments statistics: background information and methodology

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Details

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 (HB) or the housing costs element of Universal Credit (UC).

DHPs and Scotland

DHPs for Scotland were devolved from 1 April 2017, under the Scotland Act 2016 implementing the Smith Commission Agreement.

Published 14 December 2017