Purpose

To accept the funding
allocation from Lincolnshire County Council as part of the
Department for Work and Pensions Household Support Fund 1 April
– 31 March 2026 to deliver the scheme at a local
level.

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 £392,958 for South Holland.

 

·      
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