Purpose

To accept the Household Support Fund
allocation from the Department of Work and Pensions. To also
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 October
2024 to March 2025 is accepted;
 
b. The local eligibility principles for
allocation of the funding, as set out in paragraph
8, are 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
Talk Community Lead.