Wednesday, 8 January 2014

70% of English Councils Spend Less Than Half DHP Pot

Official government figures show 70 per cent of councils committed to pay out less than half their emergency hardship fund pots by the midpoint of the financial year. The figures confirm research by Inside Housing published in November, which found councils were on course to hand back millions of unspent discretionary housing payment funds in April. The Department for Work and Pensions figures, released on Friday, show one in six councils have committed to pay out less than a quarter of its pot. Download details of DHP spend for all Councils from the Govuk website.

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