Cabinet Member for Finance and Performance

Cabinet considered the report of the Revenues and Benefits Manager (Technical and Financial) and the above Cabinet Member which advised that the Council was awarded an annual specific grant from Central Government to provide payments to those Housing Benefit claimants who had a shortfall between their rent and their Housing Benefit.  The Cabinet Member advised that the policy had been reviewed to take account of the welfare reform changes.

Resolved:

(1) That the Discretionary Housing Payment policy be adopted.