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<p>a) The Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy is estimated to save around £500 million
per year in 2013/14 and 2014/15.</p><p>b) In 2013/14 total discretionary housing payment
expenditure by local authorities across Great Britain was £176,393,889. This figure
includes amounts spent by Local Authorities over and above their government contribution
in DHP funding. At the end of the financial year, 240 out of 380 LAs across Great
Britain under-spent by £13,285,430 against the available government contribution.
This was in addition to the £7,111,693 unallocated from the £20 million reserve fund.</p><p>Detailed
information about discretionary housing payment expenditure was published in June
2014 and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322455/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-june-2014.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322455/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-june-2014.pdf</a></p>
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