Response A1345095

Response to request for information

Reference

A1345095

Response date

16 April 2021

Request

Discretionary Housing Payment applications

• For each month since January 2021 (inclusive), please state how much was awarded in Discretionary Housing Payments that month (monetary value)
• For each month since January 2021 (inclusive), please state how much was awarded in DHPs that month based on the impact on the claimant of the benefit cap (monetary value)
• For each month since January 2021 (inclusive), please state how many new awards of DHPs were made that month (numerical value, not monetary value)
• For each month since January 2021 (inclusive), please state how many new awards of DHPs were made that month where the award was based on the impact on the claimant of the benefit cap (numerical value, not monetary value)

Response

• For each month since January 2021 (inclusive), please state how much was awarded in Discretionary Housing Payments that month (monetary value)
  • January - £8,352.92
  • February - £8,098.32
  • March - £22,120.50
  • April - no figure at this time
• For each month since January 2021 (inclusive), please state how much was awarded in DHPs that month based on the impact on the claimant of the benefit cap (monetary value)
  • January - 0
  • February - 0
  • March - 0
  • April - no figure at this time
• For each month since January 2021 (inclusive), please state how many new awards of DHPs were made that month (numerical value, not monetary value)
  • January - 10
  • February - 11
  • March - 20
  • April - no figure at this time
• For each month since January 2021 (inclusive), please state how many new awards of DHPs were made that month where the award was based on the impact on the claimant of the benefit cap (numerical value, not monetary value)
  • January - 0
  • February - 0
  • March - 0
  • April - no figure at this time