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Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April 2023 to March 2024, based on local authority end-of-year returns.
1. Main stories Here are the main headlines about the use of Discretionary…
1. Introduction These Official Statistics are published biannually and…
Official experimental statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.
Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claim.
Housing Benefit (HB) is an income related benefit that is intended to help…
Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales between 1 November 2023 and 31 March 2024.
Official statistics in development on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.
Data on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.
This report summarises the impacts of Discretionary Housing Payments on recipients’ financial and housing circumstances.
This research covers recipients’ experiences of claiming and to collect evidence about how Discretionary Housing Payment funding contributes towards avoiding rent arrears and homelessness.
Indicative Local Housing Allowance rates for the financial year 2024 to 2025.
Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) funds from April to September 2023, based on local authority mid-year returns.
Cold Weather Payments made in England and Wales, 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023.
Annual statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients and households by local authority and by Westminster parliamentary constituency, for winter 2022 to 2023.
Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change of circumstance to an existing Housing Benefit claim.
Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payment funds, based on local authority end-of-year returns.
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