Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications were made for discretionary housing payments in each local authority in each of the last four years; and what proportion of those applications was approved in each such authority.

The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold information about the number of applications for discretionary housing payments received by each local authority. Details concerning local authorities use of Discretionary Housing Payments can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-financial-year-201415