Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the COVID Local Support Grant.

The COVID Local Support Grant provided £200m of funding to Local Authorities in England between 17^th April 2021 and 30^th September 2021 to provide assistance for those most in need. Local Authorities were reimbursed in arrears upon the satisfactory receipt of compliant Management Information returns which demonstrated that delivery had met the published guidance and grant determination. We are proud that 4.3m awards were made through the Covid Local Support Grant. Management information can be found here.