The Household Support Fund
Case reference FOI2023/01488
Published 27 September 2023
Request
I am requesting the following information under FOI. - how many individual have applied for support from the Household Support Fund and how many people received support.
Please break this down by round of funding. - how much funding was received by your council and how much has been spent to date.
Response
- how many individual have applied for support from the Household Support Fund and how many people received support. Please break this down by round of funding.
HSF 1 - Nil
HSF 2 -Nil
HSF 3 - 112 requests (mixture of energy/food, some households both) 63 vouchers issued. Rest no further documentation provided (bank statements) UP TO & INCLUDING 31.03.2023
HSF 4 - 625 requests (mixture of energy/food, some households both) 390 vouchers issued, 24 declined due to having sufficient funds, rest awaiting supporting documents. - UP TO & INCLUDING 25.09.2023
- how much funding was received by your council and how much has been spent to date.
HSF 1 - £1,329,602 received and £1,329,602 spent
HSF 2 - £1,329,602 received and £1,329,602 spent
HSF 3 - £1,329,602 received and £1,329,602 spent
HSF 4 - £2,659,204 allocated and £985,212 spent to date
Documents
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