Issue details
Decision to approve spending of Household Support Grant
The Household Support Grant, funded by the
Department for Work and Pensions, was announced to support
vulnerable households with the cost of living pressures between
06.10.21 and 31.03.22.
This announcement follows the Covid Winter Grant and Local Support
Grant schemes ending on 30.09.21 that were used to purchase local
supermarket vouchers for households in England where residents
include:-
a. Pupils in receipt of free of school meals
b. Pre-school children in receipt of pupil premium
c. Disadvantage students in college settings
The Household Support Grant funding will continue this support for
the October half term, Christmas break, February half term and
Easter break at the equivalent of £40 per week for each
eligible household, so £240 in total for around 3,900
households.
Currently there are approximately 6,000 residents in the County in
receipt of universal credit whose income is below the Free School
Meal and/or Free Prescription thresholds. It is proposed that the
remaining funding allocation is used to provide a £60 grant
to these individuals to help with their essential bills over the
winter period. Eligible applicants will be invited to complete an
online form that will be verified and a one off payment will be
made.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/11/2021
Decision due: 26 November 2021 by Chief finance officer
Contact: Josie Rushgrove, Head of corporate finance Email: jrushgrove@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 261867.
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