Issue details

Household Support Fund (Phase 4)

 

 

To set out, and seek approval for, the deployment of a fourth Household Support Fund (HSF) allocation (1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024) in order to provide crisis support to vulnerable households in most need of support, and to help with significantly rising living costs over the next 12 months. This is further to a report considered on 23 March 2023, outlining the initial deployment of HSF funds for North Yorkshire Local Assistance Fund (NYLAF).

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Effect on communities;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/05/2023

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
To enable the timely consideration and implementation of this matter in order to meet the Department of Work and Pensions deadline for the submission of Household Support Fund (Phase 4) delivery plans for 2023/24 on 17 May 2023.

Decision due: 16 May 2023 by Executive Member for Corporate Services

Lead member: Executive Member for Corporate Services

Lead director: Corporate Director of Resources

Contact: Margaret Wallace, Assistant Director Customer, Revenue & Benefits Email: margaret.wallace@northyorks.gov.uk Email: margaret.wallace@northyorks.gov.uk.

Consultation process

On-going liaison with Chair of NYC’s HSF Project Board.
Household Support Fund (Phase 4: April 2023 – March 2024) DWP Guidance.

Consultees

North Yorkshire Council’s Household Support Fund Project Board, which comprises Officers from Revenues and Benefits, Customer Services, Health and Adult Services, Stronger Communities, Libraries and Communications).
A customer engagement exercise was also undertaken in April 2023 to understand the customer experience of Household Support Fund.

Decisions

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