Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8521

Household Support Fund: Government Assistance

Tabled: 10 October 2024

Answered: 18 October 2024

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to deliver a long-term (a) funding settlement and (b) strategy for local crisis support when the Household Support Fund ends in March 2025.

Answer

Alison McGovern

The Government announced funding to extend the Household Support Fund (HSF) for a further 6 months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025. As set out by the Chancellor in July, the Government has inherited a number of significant pressures within public...

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