Is the Minister aware that many local authorities put a limit on the amount of time for which discretionary housing payments can be made? Sometimes it is 18 weeks, and sometimes it is as low as 12 weeks, depending on the authority’s budget. Discretionary housing payments would therefore not help families in this situation.
Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ruth George
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 May 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Legislative Grand Committee proceedings (HC) on Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill.
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