Purpose

To accept the Household Support Fund
allocation from the Department of Work and Pensions for the 2023/24
financial year and to approve the local eligibility approach for
allocation of the funding for the Household Support Fund.

Decision

That:
a)   
The Household Support Fund allocation of
£2,659,204 grant funding from the Department of Work and
Pensions for April 2023 to March 2024 is accepted;
b)   
The local eligibility approach for allocation of the
funding, as set out in paragraph 8, is approved;
c)   
Application of the principles of local eligibility as
set out in this report is approved for any further extensions of
the Household Support Fund, subject to any additional guidance
issued by central government; and
d)   
All operational and budgetary decisions in accordance
with the local eligibility criteria regarding this scheme be
delegated to Director of Resources and Assurance.