Discretionary Housing Payments
Dear Northern Ireland Housing Executive,
I would be grateful if you could please provide the following information:
•Total amount of DHP Budget for 2019/20
•Total amount of DHP budget for 2019/20 remaining at end of September 2019 (or most recent available date)
•Number of awards made in 2019/20
•Average financial amount of award made in 19/20
•Average length of award in 2019/20
•Number of applications refused (and reasoning, if this information is held)
•Reasons for award (e.g. PRS shortfall, removal of family premium etc)
•Number of DHP awards to HB claimants and to UC claimants in 2018/19 and 2019/20 to date
•The number of potential DHP claimants vs number of DHP applications received.
Yours faithfully,
E Farrell
Dear Sir/Madam
Please find attached response to your recent FOI request regarding Discretionary Housing Payments.
Kind Regards
Karen Rainey
FOI Team
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