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Bedroom tax brings funding blues to councils

Councils are having to find extra resources to make discretionary housing payments (DHPs) after being ‘inundated’ by requests.

By MJ Correspondent | 06 November 2013

Councils are having to find extra resources to make discretionary housing payments (DHPs) after being ‘inundated' by requests following the introduction of the bedroom tax.

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