Discretionary housing payments
Discretionary Housing Payments help people in financial difficulty where their housing or council tax benefit fall short of their rent or council tax. It must be claimed separately from these benefits and a leaflet providing further information can be found here:
Discretionary Housing Payments leaflet
If you wish to make a claim for Discretionary Payment, you can download and print the
DHP application form.
You can get further help and advice by contacting the revenues and benefits service.
Our
policy sets out how we operate this scheme
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