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Examples of DHP forms needed
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Advice and Rights team, CPAG, London
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Hi all,
We’d like to gather together some examples of DHP forms - particularly any that are hard to complete, ask irrelevant questions or have overly demanding evidence requirements - so any examples you have would be very welcome,
thanks very much Ros
[ Edited: 9 Feb 2016 at 12:56 pm by Ros White ]forum member
Benefits adviser - Springfield Psychiatric Hospital, London
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Hi, we deal mainly with 3 local councils and were just looking at these last week and I have to say it’s great to have such a varied selection of application methods!
Wandsworth - apply by letter
Merton - apply by written form: http://www.merton.gov.uk/dhp_and_dctr_form_april_2013.pdf
Sutton_ apply online: https://forms.sutton.gov.uk/cus/servlet/ep.app;jsessionid=261288756BBD5650FDD7E2736ABC61BB?ut=X&type=76346&auth=202
Enjoy
Darlington (fairly standard) -
http://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/35891/Discretionary_Housing_Payment_form.pdf
Stockton-on-Tees (weirdly specific in parts) -
https://www.stockton.gov.uk/media/5236/discretionary-housing-payment-application-form-sept-15.pdf
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Deputy Manager, Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit
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Here’s Reading Borough Council’s one (if the attachment has worked!) A nice, straightforward form.
File Attachments
- 201602081306.pdf (File Size: 725KB - Downloads: 2233)
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Welfare Benefit & Debt Advisor, Hounslow Foodbank Project, Staying First London
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This is the one for Hillingdon, 13 pages!
File Attachments
- Hillingdon_DHP.docx (File Size: 216KB - Downloads: 3028)
This is Portsmouth’s.
File Attachments
- ben-discretionary-housing-payment-app.pdf (File Size: 30KB - Downloads: 2201)
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Welfare rights advisor - CPAG, London
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Charming Westminster’s policy is to expect a contribution from a claimant towards the shortfall in HB in all but exceptional cases- https://www.westminster.gov.uk/discretionary-housing-payment-dhp
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The Brunswick Centre, Kirklees & Calderdale
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Calderdale and Kirklees DHP forms, fairly standard.
File Attachments
- Calderdale_DHP_application_form_August_2015.pdf (File Size: 102KB - Downloads: 2538)
- discretionaryHousing_Claim_kirklees.pdf (File Size: 192KB - Downloads: 2984)
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WRAMAS - Bristol City Council
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Bristol City Council
File Attachments
- bccdhp.pdf (File Size: 155KB - Downloads: 2292)
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Welfare rights officer - Stockport MBC
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This is Stockport’s:
https://stockport.egovhub.net/Org/Production/Apps/RentAndCTaxHelp/Launch.aspx
It normally takes me 1 -2 hours to complete. It once took me 3 hours!
I think it asks many unnecessary questions.
Chesterfield has some strange questions…or bad grammar (question 2) and wants lots of proof. As a mental health team we actually have a great response from them and they’re really helpful…their form doesn’t reflect this.
http://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/Under-Occupancy-Restrictions-for-Social-Sector-Tenants-984.html
The link to the form is on the page
North East Derbyshire. Pretty much the same form as Chesterfield with their NE logo. I guess they worked together as are based in the same town. . http://www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/advice-and-benefits/benefits/discretionary-housing-payments/
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Deputy Manager, Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit
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Tell a lie…. the Reading Borough Council DHP form I uploaded was the old one. I have now attached the current one (still fairly user-friendly)
File Attachments
- DHP_FORM_2016.docx (File Size: 58KB - Downloads: 2139)
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Welfare Reform Support, Lifeline Project
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Manchester’s should be here.
File Attachments
- DHP_Claim_form_Oct_2015.pdf (File Size: 76KB - Downloads: 2841)
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Advice and Rights team, CPAG, London
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Hi - thanks very much to everyone who posted their local form - very helpful! cheers Ros
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Ros White - 29 February 2016 12:08 PMHi - thanks very much to everyone who posted their local form - very helpful! cheers Ros