Household Support Fund
Case reference FOI2024/00288
Published 6 March 2024
Request
I would like to request the following information on support provided through the Household Support Fund, under the Freedom of Information Act.
1. How much funding from the Household Support Fund for the 2023/24 financial year has been spent so far in your council? If all the funding has already been spent, please can you provide the date by which it was spent by.
2. How many applications for a) vouchers and b) grants under the HSF scheme have been rejected so far in the 2023/24 financial year? If possible, please can you provide a breakdown of the reasons why these applications were rejected, e.g. incomplete application, deemed ineligible.
3. What is the longest time in days it has taken to process an application for a) a grant b) a voucher under the HSF scheme in the 2023/24 financial year so far
Response
I would like to request the following information on support provided through the Household Support Fund, under the Freedom of Information Act.
1. How much funding from the Household Support Fund for the 2023/24 financial year has been spent so far in your council? If all the funding has already been spent, please can you provide the date by which it was spent by.
£1,424,349 to 31/12/2023
2. How many applications for
a) vouchers and b) grants under the HSF scheme have been rejected so far in the 2023/24 financial year? If possible, please can you provide a breakdown of the reasons why these applications were rejected, e.g. incomplete application, deemed ineligible.
Please see the attached spreadsheet.
3. What is the longest time in days it has taken to process an application for
a) a grant
69 days
b) a voucher under the HSF scheme in the 2023/24 financial year so far
7 days
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