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    Furniture provision

    Requested Mon 24 August 2020
    Responded  Fri 28 August 2020

    1. What was the Local Welfare Assistance Scheme budget in your local authority for each of the financial years - 2018/19; 2019/20; and 2020/21?

    2. How much was spent during 2018/19; 2019/20; and 2020/21? For 2020/21, how much has been spent so far?

    3. What type of support is available, for example cash loans, grants, and/or furniture and white goods?

    4. Do you provide furniture/white goods through your Local Welfare Assistance Scheme?

    5. If you do provide support for furniture/white goods through your Local Welfare Assistance Scheme, do you supply the item or a grant/cash to purchase items?

    6. If you provide furniture/white goods through your Local Welfare Assistance scheme, what proportion of your budget is spent on these items?

    7. Have you received any additional Government funding specifically for a Local Welfare Assistance Scheme in 2020? If yes, how much?

    8. What were the number of completed applications to the scheme in 2018/19; 2019/20; and 2020/21?

    9. How many were successful in 2018/19; 2019/20; and 2020/21?


    Response

    Q1 - None - Hastings Borough Council (HBC) does not have a Local Welfare Assistance scheme.

    Q2 - N/A - see Q1 above.

    Q3 - HBC do not provide loans or grants for furniture/white goods. However, we do provide loans for deposit and rent in advance to households.

    Q4 - Q9 - N/A - see Q1 above.

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