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<p>For the latest data available, related to September 2022, 286,149 households were
subject to the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (RSRS) for 1 extra bedroom, and 63,759
for 2 or more extra bedrooms. This data is available on Stat-Xplore.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>For 2021/22, a total of £434m worth of deductions were made for RSRS
in Great Britain. This includes households on Universal Credit and Housing Benefit.
No wider assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The RSRS policy applies to claims
for housing support - either Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit
- where the claimant is living in the social rented sector in a property that is deemed
too large for their needs.</p><p> </p><p>The policy helps encourage mobility within
the social rented sector to make better use of the existing social housing stock and
strengthens work-incentives. An additional bedroom is allowed in certain circumstances
such as for disabled people and carers, foster carers, and parents of service personnel.
Additionally, those in receipt of pension age housing benefit are exempt.</p><p> </p><p>Discretionary
Housing Payments (DHP’s) are available for those who need additional support with
housing costs. Since 2011 we have provided nearly £1.6 billion in DHP’s to local authorities.</p>
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