Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Household Support Fund on vulnerable households.

Over £2 billion has been allocated to date to Local Authorities in England via the Household Support Fund to help those most in need.

Management Information (MI) was published for HSF1-3 following the completion of each scheme. Vulnerable households have received more than 26 million awards between October 2021 and April 2023.

We will look to publish MI for HSF4 following scheme completion and subject to quality assurance.

The published MI for HSF1-3 can be found here:

Household Support Fund 3 management information:1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)

Household Support Fund 2 management information: 1 April to 30 September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)

Household Support Fund management information: 6 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)