Friday, 2 August 2013

Spare Room Subsidy: Funding Update

The government have announced an additional £35m in-year funding to help claimants affected by changes to housing benefit in the social sector who need extra support. The £35m funding consists of:
*£10m transitional payments distributed to all councils
*£5m discretionary housing payment funding for the least densely populated areas in the country
*a new £20m discretionary housing payment fund

This is in addition to existing discretionary housing payment funding provided to councils this year that will help support vulnerable residents as welfare reform changes are introduced.  Read more on the Gov.uk website.

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