Issue details

Household Support Fund – Phase 5

 

 

To set out, and seek approval for, the deployment of a fifth Household Support Fund (HSF) allocation (1 April – 30 September 2024) in order to provide assistance to vulnerable and low-income households in most need of support, and to help with significantly rising living costs over the next 6 months.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure >£500,000 & Affects from than one division;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/04/2024

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 5) delivery plans for this phase on 10 May 2024.

Decision due: 25 Apr 2024 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 5: April – September 2024) Guidance.

Consultees

North Yorkshire Council’s Household Support Fund Project Board, which comprises Officers from Revenues and Benefits, Customer Services, Health and Adult Services, Localities, Libraries and Communications).

A customer engagement exercise was also undertaken in March 2024 to understand the customer experience of Household Support Fund.

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