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<p /> <p>No information is held on how many new claims for Discretionary Housing
Payment were approved in the London Borough of Islington or the Islington South and
Finsbury constituency in each of the last five years. In financial year 2013/14, local
authorities were asked to report on the total number of Discretionary Housing Payments
awards made but it is unknown how many of these were new claims. The Government’s
analysis of Discretionary Housing Payment returns for 2013/14 is available at –</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014</a></p>
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