Issue - meetings

DISCRETIONARY HEARING PAYMENTS (DHP)

 

 

Meeting: 11/06/2020 - Business Continuity Committee (Item 4)

4 DISCRETIONARY HOUSING PAYMENTS (DHP) - Policy Amendment to create a DHP Homelessness Prevention FUND pdf icon PDF 185 KB

Report by Section 95 Officer

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a report which provided an update of the DHP policy to allow more support to be provided in exceptional circumstances for claimants affected by the benefit gap.

 

Decision

 

The Committee approved the proposed amendments to the policy for awarding Discretionary Housing Payments.

 

(Ref: Report by Section 95 Officer dated 19 May 2020, submitted)

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