Household Support Fund (HSF) 7
30/04/2025 - Household Support Fund (HSF) 7
That the Household Support Fund (HSF7) from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 be allocated as follows:
1. Fuel Support £168,000;
2. Food Vouchers £100,000;
3. Care Experienced Young People £50,000;
4. Food Support:
- Foodbanks £194,500
- Social Supermarkets £154,000
- Food Alliance Coordinator £15,000;
5. Warm Spaces £35,000;
6. Help for homeless people to secure and set up new accommodation £110,000;
7. Debt and benefit advice £127,500;
8. Direct applications from households who are in receipt of welfare benefits and who receive a disability benefit or have children. Payment of £100 on application made directly into customer bank account:
- Budget -Households with a disability £180,000
- Budget - Households with children £220,000;
9. Financial support for households with acute financial challenges (All household types, applications via partners) £400,000;
10. £50 payments for Working Age Council Tax Reduction recipients £290,000; and
11. Contingency budget (1.18% of available spend for services) £24,416.
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