FOI Request - Discretionary Housing Payments

Request 101002637169

Please could I request the following under the freedom of information legislation.

a. The amount of total funding that the council received from the Scottish Government for the Discretionary Housing Payments for 2020-21.
b. The amount of that funding that the council received for the Discretionary Housing Payments from the Scottish Government as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
c. The amount of this total funding that the council has already spent for 2020-21 on the Discretionary Housing Payments.
d. The amount of this funding that has currently not been spent by the council on the Discretionary Housing Payments in 2020-21.

Response 07-12-2020

a. £462,632 (includes £34,876 COVID-19 funding as per question b)

b. £34,876

c. £354,548 as at 27/11/2020

d. £142,960 as at 27/11/2020