DHP

james1990

Hello.
I'm soon to move into a flat which I will have to pay 5 weeks rent upfront. Which will equal about 600£

I'm just wondering in April when its the new financial year, will I be able to apply for DHP for a backdated payment? 

poppy123456

A backdated payment? If you need help with rent in advance now then you should apply now. 

james1990

I can't it says the financial year starts in April I cant apply for it yet

poppy123456

That doesn't mean you can't apply now, you can apply for a DHP anytime. When you are moving?

james1990

I tried to link the Newcastle under Lyme DHP site but the mods won't allow me to link 

james1990

It needs to be approved before it will be posted

james1990

But yeah it still saying I can't apply for DHP until April 1st when the new Financial year begins 

james1990

I guess they don't backdate the deposit then 
ty for info

Biblioklept

I just looked @james1990 and I can't believe they shut it, for a whole month crazy!!! https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/benefits/housing-benefit/3

It looks like they might do a rent deposit scheme separate to a DHP. I don't know if you qaulify but worth looking: https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/resources-for-practitioners/prs-database/newcastle-under-lyme-district-council-housing-options-information/

james1990

I'm trying apply but it keeps coming up with this poppy 

Application for Discretionary Payments | Applications Closed – Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council (newcastle-staffs.gov.uk)

Kimmy87

DHP is a fixed pot of money, quite likely that they've now run out of funds for the current financial year. 

poppy123456

Wow I've never known them close applications towards the end on the financial year. People move house all the time and not everyone has the funds to pay for rent in advance. 

I'm afraid I don't know if you can backdate it. If you've already paid that rent in advance they may ask how you managed to do that and where you got the funds from. I'm not saying don't apply because I always say, if you don't ask, you don't get it.