Four out of Five disabled individuals won't get DHP

Why will 4 out of every 5 disabled households will not be awarded Discretionary Housing Payment?

The reasons why are simple:

• 1. Government say there are 660,000 bedroom tax households in total
• 2. These 660,000 households get £500m taken away from them with the bedroom tax
• 3. 420,000 of these 660,000 bedroom tax households are disabled households
• 4. Therefore bedroom tax takes £318m from these disabled households.
• 5. Government gave councils £25m for bedroom tax DHPs
• 6. Government announced further (conditional) £35m of DHPs
• 7. Total bedroom tax DHP is £60m (£25m + £35m)

If ALL of this £60m is spent ONLY on disabled then this £60m has to cover a reduction of £318m.

So 4 out of 5 disabled tenants will not be awarded DHP to pay for their bedroom tax