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Written question asked by Karen Buck (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 9 December 2022 (named day). It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Friday, 9 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Discretionary Housing Payments

Question

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.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
104098
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Finance Local government Discretionary housing payments
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk