Information on the administration of the ‘Household Support Fund’ at Devon County Council.
Could you please provide details of how the Household Support Fund was administered for 2021/2022 at Devon County Council, including (if available):
* The breakdown of the proposed and/or actual spend of the Government allocation of the Household Support Fund.
Please see these Devon County Council (DCC) webpages which show the initial HSF plan and final Management Information (MI) return.
* Any eligibility criteria for allocations made using Household Support Funds.
DCC sought to implement the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) guidance, and in doing so developed policy approaches with partners such as District and City Councils and Citizens Advice Devon. The District and City Councils and Citizens Advice Devon offered the support, owned, hold and operate the policy approaches, therefore DCC does not hold this information.
* Any application forms for allocations made using Household Support Funds.
Please see this DCC webpage for application forms.
* Any internal reports or policies concerning the use of the Household Support Fund.
Please see this DCC webpage for internal reports or policies.
It may be the case that you have not yet developed a policy for the Household Support Fund Extension (April – September). However, if this is the case, could you please provide:
* Details of your plans for administering the Household Support Fund Extension.
The HSF2 plan has been submitted to DWP (and will be made public via their website) and is available on this DCC webpage.
* The breakdown of the proposed spend of the Household Support Fund extension.
The breakdown is shown on this DCC webpage.
* Any eligibility criteria for allocations made using the Household Support Fund extension.
DCC will seek to implement the DWP guidance, and in doing so will develop policy approaches with partners (such as District and City Councils, and Citizens Advice Devon). The District and City Councils and Citizens Advice Devon who offer the support will own, hold and operate the approaches therefore DCC does not hold this information.
Any application forms for allocations made using the Household Support Fund extension.
DCC will not hold such information – the partners who actually offer the operational support (the District and City Councils and Citizens Advice Devon) hold this information.
* Any internal reports or policies concerning the use of the Household Support Fund extension.
Please see this DCC webpage for reports or policies.