based on policy customers have excess income being actively DHP’s Disability benefits will be promoted as expect included in DHP income many customers will and expenditure suffer financial calculations hardship reporting Changes to the policy RSL’s significant increases in has meant that armed arrears for those tenants forces personnel, foster impacted by the carers and disabled bedroom tax children are afforded Very little reclassification protection Latest information Number of cases being suggests some RSL’s challenged through the may be considering high court with regard using private letting to disabled customers agencies to set up on the grounds of private tenancies for discrimination. those cases affected – would need to look at this very carefully from an HB perspective. will continue to be DHP’s promoted as aim is to spend the full £627K allocation Fully implemented in April 2013 but still early days in terms of assessing impacts Annual ALL NA NA Impact not clear but likely PR to share Impacts appear to have uprating of to lead to a reduction in information as and been minimal, although benefits
based on policy DHP’s being actively promoted as expect many customers will suffer financial hardship Changes to the policy has meant that armed forces personnel, foster carers and disabled children are afforded protection Number of cases being challenged through the high court with regard to disabled customers on the grounds of discrimination. customers have excess income Disability benefits will be included in DHP income and expenditure calculations RSL’s reporting significant increases in arrears for those tenants impacted by the bedroom tax Very little reclassification Latest information suggests some RSL’s may be considering using private letting agencies to set up private tenancies for those cases affected – would need to look at this very carefully from an HB perspective. DHP’s will continue to be promoted as aim is to spend the full £627K allocation Fully implemented in April 2013 but still early days in terms of assessing impacts Annual uprating of benefits ALL NA NA Impact not clear but likely to lead to a reduction in PR to share information as and Impacts appear to have been minimal, although