Purpose

To accept the Household Support
Fund allocation from the Department of Work and Pensions for 6
months, to end 30 September 2024 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 £1,329,601.78 grant
funding from the Department of Work and Pensions for April 2024 to
September 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.