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Discretionary Housing Payments in Scotland: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
This publication provides information on Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) in Scotland over the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
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Applications figures are for applications received during the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, while figures for determinations and awards are for any applications processed during the same period (Table 2). Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026:
- Local authorities received approximately 134,930 applications for DHPs and made 157,235 decisions. Six local authorities made more decisions than they received applications – the reasons for this are explained in the data quality section.
- During the same period, local authorities made 148,965 DHP awards. Seven local authorities made more awards than they received applications. One reason for this is that multiple awards can be made on one application, and this means that the figure for number of awards does not equate to the number of people receiving awards.
The total value of awards was £93.3 million, which was 4% greater than at the same point in the previous year (Chart 1); and the average award value was £626, slightly less than in the previous year (£629).