Local Welfare Assistance Scheme

Request:

“What budget was set aside for your Council’s Local Welfare Assistance Scheme in each of the following financial years? 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18?

What was the total amount spent by your council on the Local Welfare Assistance Scheme in each of the following financial years? 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18?

What was the total cash value of all non-repayable support provided via the Local Welfare Assistance Scheme between 1st April 2017 and 31st March 2018?

Does your council’s local welfare assistance scheme provide support in the form of cash loans or grants?

Does your council’s local welfare assistance scheme provide support in the form of vouchers and referrals to sources of non-financial support?

How many applications for support were made to your council’s Local Welfare Assistance Scheme in each of the following financial years? 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18

How many applications to your council’s Local Welfare Assistance Scheme resulted in support being provided in each of the following financial years? 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18

How many individual recipients of support via the Local Welfare Assistance Scheme were there in each of the following financial years? 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.”

Response:

Devon County Council is not responsible for administering a Local Welfare Assistance Scheme and therefore does not hold the information requested.  Local Welfare Assistance Scheme is provided by District councils in Devon.

Please contact them directly using the information on the links provided to obtain this information