Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 25 August 2026Answered: 1 September 2026
Asked by
Gurinder Singh Josan
Labour — Smethwick
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
No specific assessment has been made of the impact of the household support fund on low-income households in 2025-26, although we hear routinely from local authorities across the country about the impact of the fund in supporting those who are struggling. An evaluation of the fourth iteration of the scheme, running from April 2023 to March 2024, will be published shortly, exploring the benefits of the more than 19 million awards made during this period.