Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received funding from the Household Support Fund in each financial year since 2021-2022.

8.9 million awards were made during HSF1, from 6 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

17.2 million awards were made during HSF2 and HSF3, from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

This does not necessarily represent the number of households supported, as some may have received more than one award.