The Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel is scheduled to convene on Tuesday 22 September 2026. The primary focus of the meeting will be to consider three review requests concerning the refusal to grant Discretionary Housing Payments.

Review of Refusal to Grant Discretionary Housing Payment

The panel is scheduled to consider three individual requests for a review of decisions made regarding Discretionary Housing Payments. These payments are a form of financial assistance provided by local authorities to help vulnerable residents who are struggling to meet their housing costs. The specific details of these review requests are contained within the public reports pack for the meeting. The agenda indicates that this item will be discussed under exempt reports, meaning the public and press will be excluded from this part of the meeting. This exclusion is due to the likely disclosure of information relating to individuals, as permitted under the Local Government Act 1972.

The members of the Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel scheduled to attend are Councillor Barbara Arzymanow, who will be chairing the meeting, Councillor Philip Stephenson-Oliver, who serves as the Deputy Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration and Armed Forces Champion, and Councillor Hamza Taouzzale.

The documents available for this meeting include the Agenda frontsheet 22nd-Sep-2026 10.00 Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel and the Public reports pack 22nd-Sep-2026 10.00 Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel.