Discretionary Housing Payments
Local authority Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) can provide additional financial assisance to households receiving the housing costs element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit.
On 12 December 2017, there will be a general debate on Funding for domestic violence refuges. Selected by the Backbench Business Committee, this debate is sponsored by Jess Phillips MP and will take place in Westminster Hall.
Funding for domestic violence refuges (196 KB , PDF)
Currently, domestic violence refuges receive funding via grants (both from local government and Police and Crime Commissioners) and from housing benefit.
In October, the Government announced its proposals to change the funding system and is now consulting on these proposals. This debate pack outlines some of these changes and related comments from the sector.
Funding for domestic violence refuges (196 KB , PDF)
Local authority Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) can provide additional financial assisance to households receiving the housing costs element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit.
The Renters' Rights Bill is scheduled to have its second reading on 9 October 2024. This briefing provides background to the bill and an overview of its main provisions.
Data on house prices, mortgage approvals and house-building.