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<p>Local Authorities have overall responsibility for how Discretionary Housing Payments
(DHPs) are administered and paid, considering each case on its own merits. The Department
publishes a DHP guidance manual and good practice guide to help Local Authorities
identify those outline claimants who may require a DHP .</p><p> </p><p>No decisions
have been made on allocations to local authorities for 2016/2017 and beyond. We consider
the allocation of Discretionary Housing Payments each year, based on each local authority’s
Housing Benefit expenditure and the local impact of reforms.</p>
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