Purpose

The fourth Household
Support Fund runs for 12 months from April 2023. This report
contains details of the scheme and proposed policy for distribution
of the funding.

Content

Agreed:
 
RECOMMENDED that Council approves the
adoption of the proposed Household Support Fund – scheme 4
(HSF4), consisting of the following three projects:-
 
(1) 
one-off
support targeted at households identified through
Council Tax Support records. Awards to be paid by cash voucher
posted to customers by the end of September 2023, as detailed in
paragraph 8.9 of the report;
(2) 
an application based scheme for people with characteristics
identified as having a priority need where households cannot be
individually identified from existing records. Applications to open
from October 2023 as detailed in paragraph 8.18 of the report;
and
(3) 
a flexible scheme allowing unspent funding to be allocated to
individuals or groups needing extra support between January and
March 2024.
 
Reason for Decision: As set out
in the report.