Issue details
Decision to award local organisations funding from the Household Support Fund to provide ‘warm spaces’ for families
Herefordshire Council has received an
allocation of £1,329,601.78 from the Department for Work and
Pensions (DWP) under the Household Support Fund.
The DWP guidance states that the ‘Household Support Fund must
support those most in need. There may be groups that are vulnerable
to rising prices, for example, large families or single income
families. The fund in intended to cover a wide range of low income
households including families with children of all
ages’.
The ‘Warm Spaces’ offer currently in place has limited
access for families, due to their operational times. By providing
additional funding from the Household Support Fund this will enable
voluntary and community organisations to open at times more
accessible for families, particularly, weekends and evening.
Herefordshire Council will work with trusted partners, many of who
are either existing ‘Warm Spaces’, ‘Talk
Community Hubs’ or were part of the ‘Let’s Talk
Children and Families Project’.
By utilising the funding from government, this will have a positive
impact on low income families by providing them with an essential
space to keep warm during the winter and helping to minimise the
debt burden for those struggling to pay heating costs.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/01/2023
Decision due: 9 January 2023 by Director of Resources and Assurance
Contact: Andrew Lovegrove, Director of Resources and Assurance Email: Andrew.Lovegrove@herefordshire.gov.uk.
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