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Discretionary Housing Payments
Introduction
Every year the Council is given a sum of money from Central Government
to award Discretionary Housing Payments to people who need further
assistance to meet their eligible housing costs.
It is an additional payment to Housing and Council Tax Benefit and can be awarded at the discretion of the authority. These payments are only available to people entitled to Housing and Council Tax Benefit who require further assistance.
When people are charged rent it sometimes states in their tenancy agreement that the rent includes a charge for other services, such as meals, electricity and charges for water. Eligible housing costs are therefore the amount of charged rent minus any ineligible service charges.
Ineligible service charges are not paid by Housing Benefit. Therefore, you may have a shortfall in the amount of Housing Benefit that the Borough Council of Wellingborough pays and the amount of rent you must pay your landlord. Unfortunately Discretionary Housing Payments are NOT available to make up this shortfall.
It is an additional payment to Housing and Council Tax Benefit and can be awarded at the discretion of the authority. These payments are only available to people entitled to Housing and Council Tax Benefit who require further assistance.
When people are charged rent it sometimes states in their tenancy agreement that the rent includes a charge for other services, such as meals, electricity and charges for water. Eligible housing costs are therefore the amount of charged rent minus any ineligible service charges.
Ineligible service charges are not paid by Housing Benefit. Therefore, you may have a shortfall in the amount of Housing Benefit that the Borough Council of Wellingborough pays and the amount of rent you must pay your landlord. Unfortunately Discretionary Housing Payments are NOT available to make up this shortfall.
Pages in Discretionary Housing Payments
- You are here: Introduction
- Entitlement
- Making a claim
- Your rights and duties