Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 12 June 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many local authorities in Wales applied for additional financial assistance to cover discretionary housing payments in 2013-14; and what assistance such local authorities received.
The three local authorities in Wales that applied for additional discretionary housing payments from the additional £20 million reserve fund provided by the Government are detailed on the following table:
Local authority | Amount awarded (£) |
Caerphilly | 63,000 |
Cardiff | 150,000 |
Conwy | 25,000 |
This information was published on
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295291/s3-2014.pdf
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