That the Household Support Fund (HSF7) from 1
April 2025 to 31 March 2026 be allocated as follows:
1.
Fuel Support £168,000;
2.
Food Vouchers £100,000;
3.
Care Experienced Young People £50,000;
4.
Food Support:
–
Foodbanks £194,500
–
Social Supermarkets £154,000
–
Food Alliance Coordinator £15,000;
5. Warm Spaces £35,000;
6. Help for homeless people
to secure and set up new accommodation £110,000;
7. Debt and benefit advice
£127,500;
8. Direct applications from
households who are in receipt of welfare benefits and who receive a
disability benefit or have children. Payment of £100 on
application made directly into customer bank account:
–
Budget -Households with a disability £180,000
–
Budget – Households with children £220,000;
9. Financial support for
households with acute financial challenges (All household types,
applications via partners) £400,000;
10. £50 payments for Working Age
Council Tax Reduction recipients £290,000; and
11. Contingency budget (1.18% of
available spend for services) £24,416.
