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Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel - Tuesday 14th October, 2025 10.00 am
October 14, 2025 View on council websiteSummary
The Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel of Westminster Council met on 14 October 2025. Councillor Liza Begum, Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Councillor Maggie Carman, Deputy Cabinet Member - Adult Social Care, Supported and Specialist Housing, and Councillor Anthony Devenish were scheduled to attend. The panel was scheduled to discuss changes to membership, declarations of interest, and a review of a refusal to grant a Discretionary Housing Payment1.
Review of Refusal to Grant Discretionary Housing Payment
The panel was scheduled to consider two review requests regarding the refusal to grant a Discretionary Housing Payment.
Exempt Reports Under the Local Government Act 1972
The panel was scheduled to consider a recommendation to exclude the public and press from the meeting during the discussion of the review requests. The reason stated in the agenda frontsheet was that the item involved:
Information relating to any individual
It was stated that this falls under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.
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Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are payments made by local authorities to provide further financial assistance towards housing costs. They are usually short-term payments to help people through a difficult time. ↩
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