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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1643594/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julian Knight"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Julian Knight"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1548996", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1548996/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-12-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Discretionary Housing Payments"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/199", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Karen Buck"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Karen Buck"}
      ], "uin" : "104098"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541520", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541520/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mims Davies"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mims Davies"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-11-16T11:51:19.73Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Discretionary Housing Payments"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4828", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paula Barker"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Liverpool, Wavertree"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paula Barker"}
      ], "uin" : "85047"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504213", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504213/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Macclesfield"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-09-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-09-13T17:21:48.037Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Discretionary Housing Payments"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ellesmere Port and Neston"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Madders"}
      ], "uin" : "45866"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504214", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504214/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4401", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Victoria Prentis"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Banbury"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Victoria Prentis"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-09-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-09-27T12:20:15.643Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Discretionary Housing Payments"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the Discretionary Housing Payment budget for 2022/23 has been spent.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ellesmere Port and Neston"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Madders"}
      ], "uin" : "45867"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1471725", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1471725/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-06-24T15:14:06.967Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-06-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Discretionary Housing Payments"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4363", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kate Hollern"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackburn"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kate Hollern"}
      ], "uin" : "21206"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1469631", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1469631/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There are no plans to commission research on funding for Discretionary Housing Payments.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-06-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Discretionary Housing Payments"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/199", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Karen Buck"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Karen Buck"}
      ], "uin" : "16824"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440795", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440795/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This information is available in a Housing Benefit Subsidy Circular published on gov.uk. Circular reference S10/2021 (revised) provided each local authority\u2019s 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>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Discretionary Housing Payments"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/199", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Karen Buck"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Karen Buck"}
      ], "uin" : "139254"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440796", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440796/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/199", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Karen Buck"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Karen Buck"}
      ], "uin" : "139255"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1439316", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1439316/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
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