Tag: Baroness King of Bow

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness King of Bow on 2014-06-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which local authorities received additional Discretionary Housing Payment funding from the extra £20 million announced in October 2013; and how much was made available in each case.

Lord Freud

The information that has been requested was published on 24 March 2014 on GOV.UK and can be accessed through the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295291/s3-2014.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness King of Bow on 2014-06-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much Discretionary Housing Payment funding made available to local authorities in 2013–14 was unspent and returned to the Department for Work and Pensions at the end of the year.

Lord Freud

The information requested is due to be published shortly as part of wider analysis on the use of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) in 2013/14.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness King of Bow on 2014-06-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 6 May (WA 392), with which organisations representing private tenants the Private Rented Sector Task Force has engaged since its establishment.

Baroness Stowell of Beeston

The Private Rented Sector Taskforce work closely with my officials in developing our policies in relation to the private rented sector. Together they engage with a wide range of private sector tenant groups including Shelter, Crisis, Generation Rent and its predecessor the National Private Tenant’s Organisation, the National Union of Students, as well as individual private tenant organisations.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness King of Bow on 2014-06-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 6 May (WA 384), when they expect to receive the report of the review being carried out by Social Finance into innovative models of providing temporary accommodation for homeless families.

Baroness Stowell of Beeston

A final report from Social Finance has been received. The report will be published in due course and I will write to the Noble Lady with a copy when it is available.