Councils across Britain failed to spend nearly £8m in Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) last year, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. From an available pot of £30m, councils in Scotland, England and Wales collectively managed to leave £7,892,114 unspent, according to the FOI obtained by Landlord Information Network.DHP funds are made available to people claiming housing benefit or council tax benefit but who are having difficulty paying their rent.Councils hav...
