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UIN 28622

Discretionary Housing Payments: Care Leavers

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

Introduced

12 March 2020

Last action

17 March 2020 · Answer

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Housing

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17 March 2020

Housing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will provide local authorities with updated guidance on awarding discretionary housing payments for care leavers until the shared accommodation rate exemption comes into force in 2023.

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  1. 12 March 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will provide local authorities with updated guidance on awarding discretionary housing payments for care leavers until the shared accommodation rate exemption comes into force in 2023.

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 March 2020

    Answer

    The Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) scheme is administered by Local Authorities (LAs) who have full discretion as to whether a claimant will receive a monetary award and set their own list of priorities.In order to support LAs to manage the allocati...

    Source: Written answer

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