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Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP)

Discretionary Housing Payment

Paid by Local councils (DWP-funded) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

What this pays

The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.

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Who qualifies

The 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.

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The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed is free and always will be.

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1 documents you'll need

Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.

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Where this comes from

A Discretionary Housing Payment is extra money from your local council to help pay your rent if Housing Benefit or Universal Credit does not cover your full rent.

https://www.gov.uk/claim-discretionary-housing-payment

Last checked 2026-08-12 · extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human

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