It may be worthwhile getting in touch with your local authority to ensure that they are on track to spend their DHP budget this year. A government study has shown for the 6 month period April 2014- September 2014 that -
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● In 2014/15, the central government contributed £165 million to DHP funding
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● Of those LAs that submitted returns, the majority have reported spending less than 50% of their central
government allocation of DHP funding
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