Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 63946

Household Support Fund

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of decreases in levels of spending welfare on the capacity of the Household Support Fund.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Social security spending is forecast to increase. We are providing £742 million in England to extend the Household Support Fund (HSF) by a further year, from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2026. And we secured the first ever multi-year settlement for the HSF...

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