Purpose

To accept any potential funding allocation
from Lincolnshire County Council as part of the Department for Work
and Pension’s Household Support Fund (7) 1 April 2025 –
30 March 2026 to deliver local scheme.

Decision

·        
To accept the funding allocation from Lincolnshire County Council
as part of the Department for Work and Pension’s Household
Support Fund 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 to deliver the scheme at
a local level. This is an indicative total of £327,465 for
Boston.
 
·        
To give delegated authority to the Assistant Director of
Communities & Housing Services in consultation relevant
Portfolio Holders to implement the policy in respect of
administration and local distribution of the funding.
 
·        
To utilise local allocation to meet local need and support
vulnerable households in-line with the Household Support Fund grant
conditions:
 

o  
40% allocated via grant donation to Lincolnshire Community
Foundation to administer public facing application-based scheme to
provide crisis support to vulnerable households in most need of
help with the cost of essentials
 

o  
10% allocated to internal teams including South & East
Lincolnshire’s Home Energy Advice & Retrofit Team
(HEART), Wellbeing Lincs, Good Homes Hub and Housing Advice &
Homeless to support residents in most need
 

o  
20% allocated to ‘prevention’ support including
budgeting advice, energy efficiency measures, digital inclusion and
community food projects
 

o  
20% allocated to external partners including local food banks,
charities, community support groups and NHS teams to support
clients, patients and residents in most need
 

o  
10% to retained support administration and staff costs incurred by
South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership to deliver the
local scheme