Can't have a DHP with Managed Payments? Not correct-
'...what reason the universal credit regulations require that a claimant with a managed payment to landlord (MPtL) is unable to apply for a discretionary housing payment from their local authority while a MPtL is in place.....'
Damien Hinds, Minister of State DWP-
'DWP does not see any reason why Discretionary Housing Payments cannot be paid to Universal Credit claimants who have Managed Payments to their Landlord in place. However, if a Local Authority decides not to accept an application for DHP on the grounds that a managed payment to the landlord is in place, guidance is clear that DWP can, in agreement with the claimant, remove that arrangement to allow the application to be made.'
Nos. of 18-21 year olds on UC who will be excluded from housing costs- DWP - 10,000 claimants, saving £95 million per year.
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Nos. on UC- The number of people on Universal Credit rose to 430,000 in November 2016. 43% are in employment.