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FOI request (FOIR-802289530)
Discretionary Housing Payment Expenditure on Temporary Acc
Requested Mon 23 February 2026
Responded Tue 03 March 2026For each financial year from 2020/21 to 2024/25, please provide:
1. The total amount of DHP expenditure (in £) used to cover the shortfall between Housing Benefit and rent for households placed in temporary accommodation.
2. A breakdown of this expenditure by type of temporary accommodation (for example: local authority or housing association owned stock, bed and breakfast/hotel, private sector leased, nightly paid, or other - using whatever categories you hold).
3. The number of awards made to households who were (at the time of award) in temporary accommodation. If it is the case that multiple awards were made to the same household, please include each award in the total.
4. The average length of time (using whatever time increment you hold) that households in temporary accommodation received DHP support in each financial year.
If you do not hold data in the exact format requested, please provide the closest equivalent information you do hold.
Response
For each financial year from 2020/21 to 2024/25, please provide:
1. The total amount of DHP expenditure (in £) used to cover the shortfall between Housing Benefit and rent for households placed in temporary accommodation.
Answer: £0.00 for each year - DHP is not used to cover the shortfall in these cases.
2. A breakdown of this expenditure by type of temporary accommodation (for example: local authority or housing association owned stock, bed and breakfast/hotel, private sector leased, nightly paid, or other - using whatever categories you hold).
Answer: NA due to no DHP being used in these cases
3. The number of awards made to households who were (at the time of award) in temporary accommodation. If it is the case that multiple awards were made to the same household, please include each award in the total.
Answer: NA due to no DHP being used in these cases
4. The average length of time (using whatever time increment you hold) that households in temporary accommodation received DHP support in each financial year.
Answer: NA due to no DHP being used in these cases
If you do not hold data in the exact format requested, please provide the closest equivalent information you do hold.
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