To consider a report of the Director of
Children's Services, to outline the proposed approach for
allocation of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Household
Support Fund Extension across Hampshire for the period April 2023
to March 2024. The report seeks approval from the Executive Lead
Member for 12 months of spend and grant funding to organisations in
support of vulnerable households via the connect4communities
programme.
The DWP expectation is that the grant should primarily be used to
support households in the most need, particularly those not
eligible for the other support Government has recently made
available but who are nevertheless in need. The Fund is intended to
cover a wide range of low-income households in need including
families with children of all ages, pensioners, unpaid carers, care
leavers and disabled people who would otherwise struggle with
energy bills, food and water bills.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Significant impact on more than one Division;
Decision status: For Determination
Divisions affected: (All Divisions);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/04/2023
Decision due: 11 May 2023 by Executive Lead Member for Children's Services
Lead director: Director of Children's Services
Contact: Suzanne Smith Email: Suzanne.Smith2@hants.gov.uk.
Consultation process
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Consultees
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