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    Discretionary Housing Payments

    If you claim Housing Benefit or receive housing cost payments through Universal Credit and need financial help because your benefit is less than the full amount of your rent, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) can help cover this.

    DHPs are for rent only, they will not cover any other charges (for example, fuel, water and food). Read our Discretionary Housing Payment Policy document.

    Change in circumstances

    If your circumstances change you must tell us, in writing, within one month.

    We will look at the DHP we awarded and see if it needs to be changed, this could be more, or less, and you may have to pay some, or all, back.

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