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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Thursday, 11 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 2015. It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Discretionary Housing Payments: Islington

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for discretionary housing payments were approved in (a) the London Borough of Islington and (b) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last five years.

Answer

No information is held on how many new claims for Discretionary Housing Payment were approved in the London Borough of Islington or the Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last five years. In financial year 2013/14, local authorities were asked to report on the total number of Discretionary Housing Payments awards made but it is unknown how many of these were new claims. The Government’s analysis of Discretionary Housing Payment returns for 2013/14 is available at –

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2193
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Housing benefit Islington Discretionary housing payments
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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