Discretionary Housing Payment
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discretionary-housing-payment-166-9791494
title:
Discretionary Housing Payment
text:
A Discretionary Housing Payment is a discretionary and short-term payment made in the United Kingdom that helps people with their housing costs. To get a Discretionary Housing Payment a person must be in receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit. Application is to the Local Authority. Central-government regulations and guidance require each Local Authority to make decisions on a case-by-case basis but also to have a policy. A similar Exceptional Hardship Payment exists.
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encyclopedia
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UK discretionary housing-cost benefit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discretionary_Housing_Payment
date created:
2015-07-20T20:50:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:43:43Z
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