Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what statutory power funding was provided to local authorities under (a) the Household Support Fund and (b) the Crisis and Resilience Fund.

(a) Household Support Fund

Funding for the Household Support Fund was provided to local authorities under section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, through grant determinations issued by the Department for Work and Pensions

(b) Crisis and Resilience Fund

Funding for the Crisis and Resilience Fund is provided to local authorities under section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003. The funding is distributed as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement through a consolidated revenue grant administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.