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<p /> <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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