Issue details

Pursuant to an Authorisation from the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Early Years (30/05/2024): Household Support Fund (HSF) Grant Extension (HSF5) – 01st April 2024 to 30th September 2024



There have been changes to Cabinet since the above Cabinet Member decision was taken on 30 May 2024. As a result, Cllr Paul McLain, Cabinet Member for Safeguarding has been consulted in relation to the decision now being taken.

Having consulted with the Cabinet Member for Safeguarding and Early Years in accordance with a Cabinet Member decision dated 30th May 2024 and also concluded a planning exercise to determine the most effective method for providing localised schemes to target the needs of the most vulnerable:



DECISION



To allocate £812,500 from the Household Support Fund (HSF) to the six District Councils in Gloucestershire, in the proportions set out in Table 1 below, for the purpose of them each providing their own localised schemes to target the needs of the most vulnerable during the period 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 (whilst complying with the grant conditions set by the DWP for delivery of the HSF grant to provide support with food, energy and water bills, household items & other essential items).