The Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel of Westminster Council was scheduled to meet on Thursday 16 April 2026. The meeting's agenda included discussions on changes to Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) and a review of three refusals to grant DHPs.

Changes to Discretionary Housing Payments

The panel was scheduled to consider changes to Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) that were to come into effect from April 2026. The report pack indicated that this item would cover information on pages 3-4 of the public documents.

Review of Refusals to Grant Discretionary Housing Payments

A significant portion of the meeting was allocated to reviewing three confidential cases where a Discretionary Housing Payment had been refused. These reviews were scheduled to be considered under exempt reports, as they involved information relating to individuals. The report pack stated that the panel would consider these cases, which were detailed on pages 5-250 of the public documents. The public and press were to be excluded from this part of the meeting due to the sensitive nature of the information.

The panel members scheduled to attend were Councillor Liza Begum (Chair), Councillor Lorraine Dean, and Councillor Angela Piddock. The Committee Officer for the meeting was Steven Clarke.