PR provided a breakdown of customers affected in wards to help prioritise FI provision Increase in ALL Budget for Increased DHP pot but Awareness raising to Subsidised DHP Discretionary 2011/12 is significantly less than the continue for advice allocation totalling Housing £101K reduction in benefits. and support services £101K has been spent Payment (DHP) Existing criteria is sound ACTION PR/PS for 2011/12 allocation U35 changes could Those applying for impact on DHP DHP and requesting Anything left in DHP pot budgeting / debt advice can be carried forward to are being referred to next year Money Skills Discretionary PRS NA NA In effect the landlord Picked up at the This is ongoing but has powers to make would need to be able to BARLO forum on 8th enable us to make some payments direct demonstrate that they had September 2012 additional direct to landlord are reduced a previously high (previously revised payments helping to extended to rent to a reasonable rent awareness prior to secure and sustain enable tenant's to level (generally in line with changes). tenancies sustain LHA rates). Julianne Scarlett is tenancies. coordinating information sharing NB Need to ensure that any decisions are based on documented negotiation with the landlord. Introduction of 4 PRS 12 Approx. 12 cases affected HB written to all cases This has only started to – room LHA £21K per approx £35 per week HB liaised with BK to impact in January 2012
PR provided a breakdown of customers affected in wards to help prioritise FI provision Increase in Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) allocation ALL Budget for 2011/12 is £101K Increased DHP pot but significantly less than the reduction in benefits. Existing criteria is sound U35 changes could impact on DHP Anything left in DHP pot can be carried forward to next year Awareness raising to continue for advice and support services ACTION PR/PS Those applying for DHP and requesting budgeting / debt advice are being referred to Money Skills Subsidised DHP allocation totalling £101K has been spent for 2011/12 Discretionary powers to make payments direct to landlord are extended to enable tenant's to sustain tenancies. PRS NA NA In effect the landlord would need to be able to demonstrate that they had reduced a previously high rent to a reasonable rent level (generally in line with LHA rates). Picked up at the BARLO forum on 8th September 2012 (previously revised awareness prior to changes). Julianne Scarlett is coordinating information sharing NB Need to ensure that any decisions are based on documented negotiation with the landlord. This is ongoing but has enable us to make some additional direct payments helping to secure and sustain tenancies Introduction of 4 room LHA PRS 12 Approx. £21K per 12 cases affected – approx £35 per week HB written to all cases HB liaised with BK to This has only started to impact in January 2012
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