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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-05more like thismore than 2020-05-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Discretionary Housing Payments: Coronavirus remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the cap on discretionary housing payments to enable local authorities to provide support to households affected by covid-19. more like this
tabling member constituency Weaver Vale remove filter
tabling member printed
Mike Amesbury more like this
uin 44031 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-15more like thismore than 2020-05-15
answer text <p>We have already provided £180m in Discretionary Housing Payment(DHP) funding to Local Authorities to support vulnerable claimants with housing costs in the private and social rented sector in England and Wales for 2020/21. This includes an extra £40m as announced last year at the spending round.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the central government contribution, Local Authorities in England and Wales are able to top up DHP funding up to a maximum of two and a half times this figure using their own funds.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-15T13:25:50.937Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-15T13:25:50.937Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4667
label Biography information for Mike Amesbury more like this