Speeches

Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Sawford on 2014-03-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in discretionary housing payments has been allocated in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency for those affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.

Steve Webb

Discretionary Housing Payments(DHP) are allocated by Local Authority not parliamentary constituency. The table below details the overall DHP allocation and the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (RSRS) element for Corby and East Northhamptonshire local authorities.

Government allocation of DHP by Local authority

2013/14

2014/15

RSRS

Total DHP

RSRS

Total DHP

Corby

£25,669

£92,250

£92,809

£134,854

East Northamptonshire

£24,304

£85,490

£59,253

£99,565