Dwp dhp guidance manual

This guidance manual is for local authorities (LAs) in England and Wales who are responsible for administering Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs). It provides guidance and advice on good. return to DWP. The guidance manual provides further details on the type of information LAs should record and how this information will be collected. DWP are mindful that requiring LAs to submit.  · It provides guidance and advice on good practices that should be considered when payment of a DHP is being considered. This manual provides an update the previous guidance issued in .

DWP guidance does not cover these local schemes. Readers will need to consider references to Council Tax Benefit in the light of this information as it is not possible or appropriate to remove or. 2. These powers are also supported and guided by the DWP “DHP Guidance Manual” (guidance introduced from April and subject to update – the “Guidance”). The latest guidance was published in February 3. Revised Discretionary Housing Payments manual to reflect that this guidance stopped applying to Scotland from April 13 December Published revised DHP manual with updates to Benefit cap.

Guidance Manual and the Local Authority Good Practice Guide to help local authorities to you are entitled to either Housing Benefit or Universal Credit. Guidance Manual and Good Practice Guide when developing the DHP policy. This policy overrides the DWP Guidance Manual for the borough of. Slough. Guidelines. The Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) scheme exists to deal with and should be read in conjunction with the DWP DHP Guidance Manual.