Response 921496

Response to request for information

Reference

921496

Response date

22 July 2022

Request

Information regarding Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs):

1. How many applications for DHPs did the council receive in 2020/21?
2. How many of the applications in question 1 did the council approve? (the council decided to award DHP in response to the application, either in full or in part)
3. How many of the applications in question 2 were awarded in full? (the council decided to award the full amount applied for in the DHP application)
4. How many of the applications in question 1 did the council refuse? (the council decided not to award any DHP in response to the application)
5. How many applications for DHPs did the council receive in 2021/22?
6. How many of the applications in question 5 did the council approve? (the council decided to award DHP in response to the application, either in full or in part)
7. How many of the applications in question 6 were awarded in full? (the council decided to award the full amount applied for in the DHP application)
8. How many of the applications in question 5 did the council refuse? (the council decided not to award any DHP in response to the application)
9. Please provide any data the council holds on reasons for DHPs being refused in 2020/21 and 2021/22

Response

1. How many applications for DHPs did the council receive in 2020/21? 271
2. How many of the applications in question 1 did the council approve? (the council decided to award DHP in response to the application, either in full or in part) 156
3. How many of the applications in question 2 were awarded in full? (the council decided to award the full amount applied for in the DHP application) Information not held
4. How many of the applications in question 1 did the council refuse? (the council decided not to award any DHP in response to the application) 98
5. How many applications for DHPs did the council receive in 2021/22? 247
6. How many of the applications in question 5 did the council approve? (the council decided to award DHP in response to the application, either in full or in part) 213
7. How many of the applications in question 6 were awarded in full? (the council decided to award the full amount applied for in the DHP application) Information not held
8. How many of the applications in question 5 did the council refuse? (the council decided not to award any DHP in response to the application) 77
9. Please provide any data the council holds on reasons for DHPs being refused in 2020/21 and 2021/22 Information not held