# The Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Order 2001, Article 2: Determining the amount of grant

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The payments made to a relevant authority in accordance with section 70 of the Act (grants towards the cost of discretionary housing payments) shall be determined by the Secretary of State having regard to—
(a) the most recent figures available in respect of the level of expenditure for housing benefit ... by the authority and relevant awards of universal credit; and
(b) such other matters as he considers appropriate.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), a “relevant award of universal credit” means an award of universal credit, the calculation of which includes an amount under section 11 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, calculated in accordance with Schedule 4 to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013, or would include such an amount but for paragraph 3(h) or (i) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2340/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/discretionary-housing-payments-grants-order-2001/article-2
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