Issue - meetings

To seek approval to a number of amendments to an existing policy.

(Report attached)

Members considered a report that proposed amendments to the existing Discretionary Housing Payment Policy and update the working arrangements of the scheme in light of new guidance and changes in Housing Benefit calculation.

RECOMMENDED that

1)                 the Discretionary Housing Payment Policy set out in Appendix 1 or the report be approved;

2)                 the new working arrangements for Discretionary Housing Payments to be agreed, as detailed in the report;

3)                 the appropriate level of support be to continue to make payments up to the permitted total; and

4)                 the necessary budget be made available to support the chosen option.