Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 61412
Discretionary Housing Payments
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to expand discretionary housing payments to (a) Surrey and (b) other areas with high rental inflation.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Government announced through the Spending Review that Discretionary Housing Payments will be included in the new Crisis and Resilience Fund from April 2026. This will provide £842 million per year (£1 billion including Barnett consequential) to reform...
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