DHP

james1990
james1990 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Listener
in Benefits and income
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? 

Comments

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    A backdated payment? If you need help with rent in advance now then you should apply now. 
  • james1990
    james1990 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Listener
    I can't it says the financial year starts in April I cant apply for it yet
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    That doesn't mean you can't apply now, you can apply for a DHP anytime. When you are moving?
  • james1990
    james1990 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Listener
    I tried to link the Newcastle under Lyme DHP site but the mods won't allow me to link 
  • james1990
    james1990 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Listener
    It needs to be approved before it will be posted
  • james1990
    james1990 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Listener
    But yeah it still saying I can't apply for DHP until April 1st when the new Financial year begins 
  • james1990
    james1990 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Listener
    I guess they don't backdate the deposit then 
    ty for info
  • james1990
    james1990 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Listener
    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)
  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 6,703 Championing
    DHP is a fixed pot of money, quite likely that they've now run out of funds for the current financial year. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    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. 

Categories