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• Almost 拢800 million paid to households with children to support with cost of living

• Comes as Department for Work and Pensions launches Household Support Fund Awareness Week

• People in need encouraged to speak to their local council as this year鈥檚 拢842 million fund continues to be used to deliver local support

Vulnerable households have received more than 26 million awards from the DWP鈥檚 Household Support Fund since its launch in October 2021, according to new figures.

The Government has invested over 拢2 billion into the fund over the last two years, with almost 拢800 million already paid to households with children to ease the cost of living between October 2021 and March 2023.

The money is available for councils in England to help those most in need by drawing from local knowledge and making direct contact with people in the community. Support is available to help with covering the costs of essentials like groceries, toiletries, warm clothes, and energy bills.

The figures come as DWP launches its Household Support Fund Awareness Week, to recognise the efforts of councils who distribute the Fund while encouraging vulnerable people across England to contact their councils to find out what support is available in their area.

More than three million households from today will also get told they qualify for the Warm Home Discount. The automatic one-off 拢150 payment will help eligible, low-income customers in England, Scotland and Wales pay their energy bills over the winter.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride MP, said:

鈥淭he best way we can protect family finances is by driving down inflation, but as it reduces, we recognise that cost of living pressures remain for some of the most vulnerable households.

鈥淥ur record 拢842 million cash injection to the Household Support Fund in England this year means that people most in need will be able to get extra support locally to cover the essentials.

鈥淎nd alongside this unprecedented cost of living support, we鈥檙e taking the long-term decisions to reform the welfare system to help thousands more people benefit from the income boost provided by employment.鈥�

Councils are using their allocation in many innovative ways to support local people. In Buckinghamshire, a warm box scheme will ensure people can stay warm in the colder weather, in Kent essential white goods and furniture is financed for those who can鈥檛 afford it, and in Devon, the District Council Hardship Fund is providing targeted support for the most in need.

This support comes on top of wider government support to help families with costs - including up to 拢900 in direct Cost of Living payments for those on means-tested benefits, 拢300 for pensioners and an extra 拢150 available for disabled people. Average energy prices have also fallen again this month - down by 55% since their peak.

Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression, Mims Davies MP, said:

鈥淭hanks to this Government鈥檚 massive extension to the Household Support Fund for every community throughout England, plus money for devolved Governments, we have seen some wonderfully innovative and locally focused uses of the additional money by local councils to ensure support is delivered to those families and those needing extra help in tough times.

鈥淚n my own area, West Sussex, over 拢9 million is helping locally to finance door-to-door food box deliveries and supermarket vouchers to the most vulnerable. Vital support will also be available to help with the cost of vehicle repairs, white goods and public transport fares to ensure people stay connected, and this is on top of previous allocations.

鈥淭his Household Support Fund Awareness Week, I do encourage anyone in the country who is struggling to cover costs to speak to their local council about what extra support is available in their area. I know local MPs will be keen to do the same, so their constituents know the additional help available on their doorstep.鈥�

Today, the Government is also teaming up with Amazon Alexa to relaunch a public information campaign that helped British households save an estimated 拢120 million last winter.

Through a free partnership between the Government and Amazon, anyone asking Alexa 鈥� including the free mobile phone app - how to save money on their energy bill will receive advice on preparing their home for winter and use less energy in the long-term, which could save at least 拢100 a year.

The partnership is part of today鈥檚 relaunch of the Government鈥檚 It All Adds Up campaign, which last year saw 80% of people in the UK saying they had taken at least one of the money-saving actions. Alongside Alexa, advice is available online via the Help for Households website and through a public information campaign including partnerships, billboards and radio adverts later in the autumn.

People in England can find out how much their council was allocated on 天美影院.

Further information

• Between October 2021 and March 2022, 拢421 million was injected into the fund, followed by two further investments of 拢421 million between April and September 2022 and October 2022 to March 2023. The current record investment of 拢842 million 鈥� bringing the total lifetime value of the fund to over 拢2 billion 鈥� is being used by councils to support the most vulnerable up until March 2024
• Over 26 million awards is calculated by aggregating the number of awards in the first, second and third iterations of the Household Support Fund between October 2021 and March 2023
• The Household Support Fund comes on top of extensive support for those in need with many receiving direct payments in 2023/24.
  • Millions of UK households are set to receive the second Cost of Living Payment of 拢300 from 31 October.
  • Over eight million pensioner households will also receive a further 拢300 payment later this year in addition to the Winter Fuel Payment.
• The Household Support Fund was first launched on 6 October 2021, and has been extended several times. This latest extension lasts until 31 March 2024, representing the fourth edition of the fund.
• Local Authorities have discretion on how they design and deliver their scheme depending on local need, within the parameters of the guidance set out by the Department for Work and Pensions.
• Funding distribution is targeted at the areas with the most vulnerable households.
• Devolved administrations have also been allocated funding in parallel as a result of the Barnett Formula to spend at their discretion, bringing the total amount of new funding for 2023/24 to almost 拢1 billion.
• To qualify for the Warm Home Discount, customers must have an account with one of 17 participating electricity suppliers and claim either (a) the Guarantee Credit portion of Pension Credit or, if they have high energy costs, (b) a different 鈥榪ualifying benefit鈥� such as the Savings Credit portion of Pension Credit, Universal Credit or Housing Benefit.
• Customers can check if they qualify by searching for the 鈥榃arm Home Discount鈥� on 天美影院 and using our eligibility tracker.
• Those who qualify for the Warm Home Discount in England and Wales will receive a letter from October onward explaining the discount and instructions on what they need to do next, while customers in Scotland will need to apply directly with their energy supplier as soon as possible.

Table 1: Full 2023/24 allocations for each local authority

Region	Upper Tier LA	HSF4 Allocation	Total HSF Allocation
East Midlands	Derby	拢4,449,422.82	拢11,123,557.04
East Midlands	Leicester	拢6,858,706.32	拢17,146,765.80
East Midlands	Rutland	拢314,742.14	拢786,855.34
East Midlands	Nottingham	拢7,113,867.65	拢17,784,669.13
East Midlands	Derbyshire	拢10,808,161.80	拢27,020,404.50
East Midlands	Leicestershire	拢7,240,077.79	拢18,100,194.47
East Midlands	Lincolnshire	拢10,929,370.39	拢27,323,425.98
East Midlands	North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire	拢10,130,241.01	拢25,325,602.52
East Midlands	Nottinghamshire	拢11,292,900.05	拢28,232,250.13
East of England	Peterborough	拢3,649,272.55	拢9,123,181.37
East of England	Luton	拢3,658,548.09	拢9,146,370.22
East of England	Southend-on-Sea	拢2,826,157.65	拢7,065,394.13
East of England	Thurrock	拢2,590,081.62	拢6,475,204.04
East of England	Bedford	拢2,402,969.99	拢6,007,424.98
East of England	Central Bedfordshire	拢2,966,147.64	拢7,415,369.10
East of England	Cambridgeshire	拢7,162,849.12	拢17,907,122.79
East of England	Essex	拢18,873,085.67	拢47,182,714.17
East of England	Hertfordshire	拢12,344,129.67	拢30,860,324.19
East of England	Norfolk	拢13,393,612.46	拢33,484,031.14
East of England	Suffolk	拢10,212,060.04	拢25,530,150.09
London	City of London	拢126,160.56	拢315,401.39
London	Barking and Dagenham	拢4,324,103.04	拢10,810,257.60
London	Barnet	拢4,910,365.81	拢12,275,914.52
London	Bexley	拢3,084,619.30	拢7,711,548.25
London	Brent	拢5,562,444.56	拢13,906,111.40
London	Bromley	拢3,735,765.15	拢9,339,412.88
London	Camden	拢4,013,863.79	拢10,034,659.47
London	Croydon	拢6,027,378.98	拢15,068,447.45
London	Ealing	拢5,317,609.95	拢13,294,024.87
London	Enfield	拢5,695,989.27	拢14,239,973.18
London	Greenwich	拢4,757,385.83	拢11,893,464.57
London	Hackney	拢5,644,517.16	拢14,111,292.91
London	Hammersmith and Fulham	拢2,828,749.94	拢7,071,874.85
London	Haringey	拢4,813,343.44	拢12,033,358.61
London	Harrow	拢2,953,414.36	拢7,383,535.91
London	Havering	拢3,296,301.97	拢8,240,754.92
London	Hillingdon	拢4,138,684.13	拢10,346,710.33
London	Hounslow	拢4,084,792.34	拢10,211,980.84
London	Islington	拢4,436,319.24	拢11,090,798.11
London	Kensington and Chelsea	拢2,360,738.24	拢5,901,845.59
London	Kingston upon Thames	拢1,725,734.29	拢4,314,335.73
London	Lambeth	拢5,441,274.02	拢13,603,185.06
London	Lewisham	拢5,337,075.23	拢13,342,688.09
London	Merton	拢2,373,214.52	拢5,933,036.30
London	Newham	拢6,678,389.50	拢16,695,973.76
London	Redbridge	拢3,931,958.39	拢9,829,895.98
London	Richmond upon Thames	拢1,672,713.32	拢4,181,783.30
London	Southwark	拢5,468,732.05	拢13,671,830.12
London	Sutton	拢2,311,577.98	拢5,778,944.96
London	Tower Hamlets	拢5,992,558.81	拢14,981,397.02
London	Waltham Forest	拢4,655,055.19	拢11,637,637.98
London	Wandsworth	拢4,138,970.27	拢10,347,425.67
London	Westminster	拢3,903,014.23	拢9,757,535.58
North East	Hartlepool	拢1,986,042.51	拢4,965,106.27
North East	Middlesbrough	拢3,307,229.89	拢8,268,074.73
North East	Redcar and Cleveland	拢2,592,762.33	拢6,481,905.84
North East	Stockton-on-Tees	拢3,371,747.94	拢8,429,369.85
North East	Darlington	拢1,827,707.50	拢4,569,268.75
North East	Durham	拢9,352,199.30	拢23,380,498.26
North East	Northumberland	拢4,960,660.00	拢12,401,650.00
North East	Newcastle upon Tyne	拢5,796,807.70	拢14,492,019.24
North East	North Tyneside	拢3,219,996.10	拢8,049,990.24
North East	South Tyneside	拢2,969,708.01	拢7,424,270.04
North East	Sunderland	拢5,347,123.83	拢13,367,809.57
North East	Gateshead	拢3,673,259.90	拢9,183,149.75
North West	Halton	拢2,595,760.84	拢6,489,402.11
North West	Warrington	拢2,881,500.85	拢7,203,752.12
North West	Blackburn with Darwen	拢3,237,053.18	拢8,092,632.94
North West	Blackpool	拢3,491,715.06	拢8,729,287.65
North West	Cheshire East	拢4,407,784.19	拢11,019,460.49
North West	Cheshire West and Chester	拢4,580,094.90	拢11,450,237.25
North West	Bolton	拢5,560,633.14	拢13,901,582.85
North West	Bury	拢3,068,400.11	拢7,671,000.26
North West	Manchester	拢12,906,326.40	拢32,265,816.00
North West	Oldham	拢4,838,738.47	拢12,096,846.16
North West	Rochdale	拢4,674,767.70	拢11,686,919.24
North West	Salford	拢5,467,798.21	拢13,669,495.53
North West	Stockport	拢4,326,259.42	拢10,815,648.56
North West	Tameside	拢4,449,372.65	拢11,123,431.63
North West	Trafford	拢2,916,148.96	拢7,290,372.39
North West	Wigan	拢5,636,468.60	拢14,091,171.51
North West	Knowsley	拢3,724,377.34	拢9,310,943.34
North West	Liverpool	拢12,108,040.39	拢30,270,100.98
North West	St. Helens	拢3,559,161.78	拢8,897,904.45
North West	Sefton	拢4,870,222.49	拢12,175,556.22
North West	Wirral	拢6,098,690.18	拢15,246,725.46
North West	Cumbria	拢7,380,469.37	拢18,451,173.43
North West	Lancashire	拢19,356,470.44	拢48,391,176.09
South East	Medway	拢4,524,926.23	拢11,312,315.56
South East	Bracknell Forest	拢1,110,936.06	拢2,777,340.14
South East	West Berkshire	拢1,389,699.26	拢3,474,248.15
South East	Reading	拢2,261,297.87	拢5,653,244.68
South East	Slough	拢2,355,383.06	拢5,888,457.65
South East	Windsor and Maidenhead	拢1,175,810.41	拢2,939,526.03
South East	Wokingham	拢1,051,146.70	拢2,627,866.75
South East	Milton Keynes	拢3,585,033.03	拢8,962,582.58
South East	Brighton and Hove	拢4,280,721.79	拢10,701,804.46
South East	Portsmouth	拢3,776,429.40	拢9,441,073.50
South East	Southampton	拢4,445,352.45	拢11,113,381.13
South East	Isle of Wight	拢2,263,152.17	拢5,657,880.42
South East	Buckinghamshire	拢4,798,381.09	拢11,995,952.71
South East	East Sussex	拢7,793,567.75	拢19,483,919.39
South East	Hampshire	拢14,248,254.50	拢35,620,636.25
South East	Kent	拢22,130,761.60	拢55,326,904.01
South East	Oxfordshire	拢6,722,512.27	拢16,806,280.69
South East	Surrey	拢10,581,659.44	拢26,454,148.61
South East	West Sussex	拢9,740,724.21	拢24,351,810.54
South West	Bath and North East Somerset	拢1,933,720.57	拢4,834,301.42
South West	Bristol, City of	拢8,079,930.22	拢20,199,825.55
South West	North Somerset	拢2,615,695.57	拢6,539,238.93
South West	South Gloucestershire	拢2,820,032.62	拢7,050,081.55
South West	Plymouth	拢4,589,593.64	拢11,473,984.11
South West	Torbay	拢2,470,713.62	拢6,176,784.05
South West	Swindon	拢3,030,691.19	拢7,576,727.98
South West	Cornwall	拢9,057,139.73	拢22,642,849.33
South West	Isles of Scilly	拢22,260.19	拢55,650.48
South West	Wiltshire	拢5,457,312.81	拢13,643,282.03
South West	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council	拢5,306,734.08	拢13,266,835.19
South West	Dorset	拢4,589,882.90	拢11,474,707.25
South West	Devon	拢10,129,752.23	拢25,324,380.58
South West	Gloucestershire	拢7,384,966.28	拢18,462,415.71
South West	Somerset	拢7,640,831.12	拢19,102,077.81
West Midlands	Herefordshire	拢2,659,203.57	拢6,648,008.92
West Midlands	Telford and Wrekin	拢3,029,094.08	拢7,572,735.21
West Midlands	Stoke-on-Trent	拢5,373,443.80	拢13,433,609.49
West Midlands	Shropshire	拢4,177,590.27	拢10,443,975.67
West Midlands	Birmingham	拢25,582,270.07	拢63,955,675.18
West Midlands	Coventry	拢6,448,444.61	拢16,121,111.52
West Midlands	Dudley	拢5,251,038.14	拢13,127,595.36
West Midlands	Sandwell	拢6,942,884.56	拢17,357,211.41
West Midlands	Solihull	拢2,816,718.13	拢7,041,795.33
West Midlands	Walsall	拢5,639,620.39	拢14,099,050.97
West Midlands	Wolverhampton	拢5,263,754.50	拢13,159,386.25
West Midlands	Staffordshire	拢11,013,095.98	拢27,532,739.95
West Midlands	Warwickshire	拢6,945,994.03	拢17,364,985.08
West Midlands	Worcestershire	拢7,898,278.38	拢19,745,695.94
Yorkshire and the Humber	Kingston upon Hull, City of	拢6,076,587.37	拢15,191,468.42
Yorkshire and the Humber	East Riding of Yorkshire	拢4,123,665.22	拢10,309,163.04
Yorkshire and the Humber	North East Lincolnshire	拢3,119,329.30	拢7,798,323.26
Yorkshire and the Humber	North Lincolnshire	拢2,647,785.53	拢6,619,463.83
Yorkshire and the Humber	York	拢2,075,812.94	拢5,189,532.35
Yorkshire and the Humber	Barnsley	拢4,702,527.92	拢11,756,319.81
Yorkshire and the Humber	Doncaster	拢5,978,546.15	拢14,946,365.38
Yorkshire and the Humber	Rotherham	拢4,978,059.75	拢12,445,149.37
Yorkshire and the Humber	Sheffield	拢10,407,651.12	拢26,019,127.80
Yorkshire and the Humber	Bradford	拢11,388,975.67	拢28,472,439.16
Yorkshire and the Humber	Calderdale	拢3,666,006.92	拢9,165,017.30
Yorkshire and the Humber	Kirklees	拢7,405,646.54	拢18,514,116.34
Yorkshire and the Humber	Leeds	拢14,197,296.32	拢35,493,240.79
Yorkshire and the Humber	Wakefield	拢6,249,853.80	拢15,624,634.51
Yorkshire and the Humber	North Yorkshire	拢7,075,099.84	拢17,687,749.59
England	Total	拢842,000,000.00	拢2,105,000,000.00

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