Decision details
Housing Benefit Discretionary Housing Payment Policy
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
Approved the Discretionary Housing Payment Policy for implementation with effect from 1st April 2013.
Reasons for the decision:
The Policy sets out the aims of awarding discretionary housing payments and needs to be in place to alleviate the problems likely to emerge from the changes in welfare payments
Report author: Julia Barber
Publication date: 21/03/2013
Date of decision: 21/03/2013
Decided at meeting: 21/03/2013 - Cabinet
Effective from: 30/03/2013
Accompanying Documents:
- The Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001
- DWP Guidance Manual including Local Authority Good Practice Guide
- DWP Subsidy Circular S1/2013
- DHP Policy Review 2013 Report to Members March 2013 (2)
PDF 26 KB - DISCRETIONARY HOUSING PAYMENT POLICY1 (2)
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- Discretionary Housing Payment Policy
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