Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 10 April 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the level of need in rural communities for discretionary housing payments beyond 2014-15.
An assessment has not yet been made about the level of need in rural communities for discretionary housing payments (DHP) beyond 2014-15. DHP funding after 2014-15 will be agreed in due course and will be informed by evidence on the use and demand for DHPs, including in rural communities. The Department is currently collecting data on the use of discretionary housing payments in the 2013-14 financial year.
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