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<p>This policy does not come into effect until April 2018. It will only apply to people
who have taken out or renewed a tenancy on or after 1<sup>st</sup> April 2016; and
their rent is higher than the appropriate Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate. For
general needs accommodation social rents are generally lower than the LHA rates.</p><p>We
have increased funding for Discretionary Housing Payments by £70million, to help those
who are vulnerable to mitigate the impact. In total we have provided DHP funding of
£870 million over the next five years to help people adapt to the new reforms announced
in the Autumn Statement and Summer Budget 2015.</p>
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