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<p>There are no current plans to amend the removal of the spare room subsidy policy
in response to covid-19. The policy already allows for the provision of an additional
bedroom in certain circumstances, such as to support the needs of disabled people
as well as exempting households in receipt of pension age Housing Benefit.</p><p>
</p><p>If a claimant’s ability to mitigate any shortfall between their housing support
and rent has changed, Discretionary Housing Payments can be considered by their local
authority. We announced last year an additional £40 million for Discretionary Housing
Payments for 2020/21 in England and Wales.</p>
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