THE Harlow councillor in charge of housing has been quizzed regarding money given to help residents.

The question was asked at Thursday night’s council meeting.

Mick Patrick to Councillor Mark Wilkinson (Portfolio Holder for Housing):

“The Government has given £180 million in the 2020/2021 Budget for Housing Debt Hardship Discretionary payments. How much of this has been allocated to Harlow and how much has been paid out to Harlow tenants within Harlow’s Budget to date?

Reply from Councillor Mark Wilkinson (Portfolio Holder for Housing):

“The Council was allocated £294,598 by the Government towards the costs of Discretionary Housing Payments in 2020/21. To date the Council has used £225,562.41 of this allocation.

The full item can be seen below. (from the 19th minute).