Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which local authorities have (a) underspent and (b) returned to her Department funding allocated to them from the first tranche of the Household Support Fund.

Local Authorities are paid in arrears, at the mid-way point and after the Fund end, subject to the return of management information confirming the spend is in line with the conditions set out in the Grant Determination and Guidance. For the first iteration of the Household Support Fund, 6 October 2021 – 31 March 2022, the Management Information, including Local Authority spend levels, will be published shortly.