Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 22674

Housing Benefit

Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in England and Wales received discretionary housing payment after qualifying for local housing allowance in 2023-24.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We do not hold this information.Local authorities administer the Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) scheme as they are best placed to make informed judgements about relative priorities and needs in their area to ensure that the most vulnerable are suppor...

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