Councils urge the Government to extend vital Household Support Fund
Posted 04.02.24
Local Government Association (LGA): Further reading
Councils are urging the Government to extend one of its most essential schemes to help protect vulnerable households in the country.
The Household Support Fund (HSF), which has provided £820 million in Government funding for local welfare support over the past year, is set to end on 31 March.
The fund has been used to help millions of households facing hardship, who would otherwise have struggled to buy food, heat their home or go without other essentials.
Nearly three quarters of responding councils (73 per cent) also said they expect hardship to increase even further over the next 12 months, while just under a fifth expect it to stay the same.
The Government has not confirmed if the HSF will be extended, leaving councils, their delivery partners and residents in limbo.
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