Decision details

Household Support Fund (phase 3)

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Corporate Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To agree the local eligibility framework and approach for Household Support Fund (phase 3 – October 2022 to March 2023)

Decision:

To agree the North Yorkshire eligibility framework and approach to the deployment of a third Household Support Fund (HSF) phase 3 allocation (October 2022 – March 2023) in order to provide support to households in most need of support to help with significantly rising living costs over the winter period.

Reasons for the decision:

The Council needs a North Yorkshire eligibility framework to be able to access and distribute £3.5m of Household Support Fund funding from the Department of Work and Pensions to households in most need of support in the county.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Publication date: 28/11/2022

Date of decision: 28/11/2022

Effective from: 06/12/2022