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date	08/05/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the discretionary housing payment funding allocated to claimants affected by domestic abuse in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	252018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Information on claimants affected by domestic abuse is not available to make an estimate of Discretionary Housing Payment funding allocated to domestic abuse victims due to data sensitivity.</p><p> </p><p>DHP guidance highlights the use of the fund in supporting victims of domestic abuse to move to a place of safety.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/05/2019 12:38:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

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registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has provided to local authorities on allocating discretionary housing payments to claimants accommodated within domestic violence refuges who have been notified that their benefit entitlement will reduce as a result of changes to the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	52802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The departmental Discretionary Housing Payment Guidance Manual makes clear to Local authorities that they should ensure victims of domestic abuse receive the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the Guidance Manual is enclosed below</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524321/discretionary-housing-payments-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524321/discretionary-housing-payments-guide.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Overall funding of £870 million has been committed for Discretionary Housing Payments over five years. As part of this, £150 million has been allocated for this financial year (2016/17) and £185 million will be allocated next year (2017/18).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/11/2016 17:02:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy