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1643594

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Discretionary Housing Payment scheme.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	188948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>DWP monitors the Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) scheme through statistical returns from local authorities on their use of DHP funds. DWP knows from this data collection that the DHP scheme is effective as local authorities are well placed to make decisions about relative need and priority.</p><p> </p><p>DHP statistics are published twice a year, for the first 6 months of the financial year and then for the whole of the financial year. These statistics can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>DWP considers the allocation of DHPs to individual local authorities each year. In doing this we monitor evolving demand and trends by analysing administrative data on those eligible to apply for DHPs through receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit Housing Element, and the information that local authorities provide regarding the amount of DHP funding they are awarding.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/06/2023 16:10:43 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1548996

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether local authorities will be allowed to roll over unspent Discretionary Housing Payment funding from 2022-23 to 2023-24 rather than return the sums to the Department.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	104098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are DEL funded and therefore in line with HM Treasury guidance, the DHP funding for a specific year is unable to be carried forward.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/12/2022 13:56:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1541520

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount of Discretionary Housing Payments funding his Department had spent on (a) 10 November 2021 and (b) 10 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	85047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government allocated £140m in Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) funding in 2021-22 and £100m in 2022-23 to Local Authorities in England and Wales. Local Authorities administer the DHP scheme as they are best placed to make informed judgements about relative priorities and needs in their area to ensure that the most vulnerable are supported and the funds are targeted effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities mandatorily submit DHP expenditure information at mid-year, which covers expenditure over the first 6 months of the financial year (1<sup>st</sup> April to 30<sup>th</sup> September), and end-of-year which covers spend for the whole of the financial year (1<sup>st</sup> April to 31<sup>st</sup> March). These returns are used to produce statistics on Discretionary Housing Payments which are published twice a year and can be accessed <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/11/2022 11:51:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1504213

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Local Authorities on the Government's decision to cut the Discretionary Housing Payment budget from £140 million in 2021/22 to £100 million for 2022/23.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	45866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has not met Local Authorities (LAs) to discuss Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) funding for 2022/23.</p><p> </p><p>Officials at the Department for Work and Pensions engage with LAs through regular forums, and those LAs were informed of a reduction in funding prior to the publication of the full allocations for 2022/23.</p><p> </p><p>LAs are notified annually of the total amount of DHP funding and how much funding has been allocated to each LA.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/09/2022 17:21:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1504214

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the Discretionary Housing Payment budget for 2022/23 has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	45867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities (LAs) administer the Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The latest DHP expenditure data held by DWP covers Quarter 1 (Q1) of financial year 2022-23 and is taken from voluntary expenditure returns from 253 out of 331, or 76%, of LAs in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>This data indicates that those LAs who provided a return have spent 27% of their overall DHP budget in the first quarter of 2022-23.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/09/2022 12:20:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1471725

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the percentage change to Discretionary Housing Payments funding to local authorities in England and Wales will be as a result of the most recent flat rate reduction in allocation.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	21206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Overall Discretionary Housing Payments funding is £100m in 2022/23, which is 29% less than the £140m that was available in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the central government contribution, English and Welsh Local Authorities can top up DHP funding up to a maximum of two and a half times this figure using their own funds.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2011, the Government has provided almost £1.5 billion in DHPs to LAs to help support claimants who require further financial assistance with housing costs. In addition, the Government has made a further £2 billion available over the next three years to tackle and help prevent homelessness and rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/06/2022 15:14:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1469631

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2022 to Question 139255 on Discretionary Housing Payments, if she will commission research on the potential impact of the reduction in funding for Discretionary Housing Payments from £140 million in 2021-22 to £100 million in 2022-23 on the number of tenants who will be able to receive support when experiencing a shortfall between the rent they owe and the Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance they receive.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	16824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to commission research on funding for Discretionary Housing Payments.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/06/2022 16:44:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1440795

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will place in the Library the final total allocation of Discretionary Housing Payment funding for each local authority in 2021-22 following the mid-year allocation of the £40 million originally withheld so it could be distributed on the basis of caseload data.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	139254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>This information is available in a Housing Benefit Subsidy Circular published on gov.uk. Circular reference S10/2021 (revised) provided each local authority’s Mid-year (£40 million) Discretionary Housing Payment allocation for year ending March 2022 and their Total (£140 million) DHP allocation for year ending 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Circular also details the top-up limit for each local authority for the full year as English and Welsh local authorities can top up Discretionary Housing Payment funding up to a maximum of two and a half times this amount using their own funds.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/03/2022 11:54:41 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1440796

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of tenants who will be able to obtain a Discretionary Housing Payment from their local authority in 2022-23 to help cover a shortfall arising from the impact of the benefit cap, spare room subsidy and freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates as a result of the Government's decision to reduce funding from £140 million in 2021-22 to £100 million in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	139255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2011, the government has provided almost £1.5 billion in Discretionary Housing Payments to local authorities to help support claimants who require further financial assistance with housing costs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the central government contribution, of £100 million for 2022/23, English and Welsh local authorities can top up Discretionary Housing Payment funding up to a maximum of two and a half times this figure using their own funds.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide local authorities with non-statutory guidance to assist with their decision making. This includes supporting those who are impacted by the Local Housing Allowance, Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy and the benefit cap.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/03/2022 15:03:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1439316

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the change in Discretionary Housing Payments funding between 2021-22 and 2022-23 on (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	137282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Discretionary Housing Payments continue to be an important element of an extensive cross-Government housing support package. Since 2011, the government has provided almost £1.5 billion in Discretionary Housing Payments to local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/03/2022 16:57:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden