PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Discretionary Housing Payments (27 June 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the formula for the distribution of discretionary housing payment grant to local authorities.

Asked by:
Helen Hayes (Labour)

Answer

The Government contribution and expenditure limit for the 2017/18 allocation for local authorities in England and Wales and details of the methodology used for the distribution of the four main areas of funding is outlined at the link below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595729/s3-2017.pdf


Answered by:
Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
29 June 2017

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