FOI request (FOIR-480436418)

Household Support Fund

Requested Mon 23 January 2023
Responded Tue 31 January 2023

I am interested in hearing more about the Household Support Fund. I would like to know the following:

1. The number of applications to the Household Support Fund during the 12 months to 31st December 2022.

2. The monetary amount of support provided to applicants to the Household Support Fund during the 12 months to 31st December 2022.

3. The number of successful applicants to the Household Support Fund during the 12 months to 31st December 2022.

4. If possible, I would also like to know the outstanding monetary amount from the Household Support Fund that is available before the scheme ends on 31st March 2023.

Response

1. 5,835

2. The monetary amount of support provided to applicants to the Household Support Fund during the 12 months to 31st December 2022 is £511,510 broken down as follows:

a. 1st January 2022 to 31st March 2022 - £90,069.28

b. 1st April 2022 to 30th September 2022 - £362,760.00

c. 1st October 2022 to 31st December 2022 - £148,750

3. The number of successful applications to the fund during the 12 months to 31st December 2022 is 4,156 broken down as follows:

a. 1st January 2022 to 31st March 2022 - 397

b. 1st April 2022 to 30th September 2022 - 3,164

c. 1st October 2022 to 31st December 2022 - 595

4. As at 1 January 2023, £128,880.32