These questions specifically pertain to the funding allocated to English Local Authorities as part of the UK Household Support Fund from 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023.
There have been four tranches of the Household Support Fund so far, we are referring to the second and third tranches. The second tranche ran from April 1st – September 30th 2022. The third tranche ran from 1st October 2022 – 31st March 2023.
Please answer the following questions with separate answers for tranche two and for tranche three.
1. Please provide us with a copy of the management information return you were required to provide to the DWP for both tranche 2 and tranche 3 of the Household Support Fund.
DCC’s MI return to DWP for HSF2
DCC’s MI return to DWP for HSF3
Some information is redacted in grey. This is because we consider this information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data).
Devon County Council are not obliged to provide information that is the personal information of another person if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018.
In this instance we believe that the release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore Section 40(2) is applied.
2. Please provide a separate breakdown of how tranche two and tranche three were spent respectively:
(a) Targeted Grants
(b) Direct applications to the scheme
(c) Local Welfare Assistance Scheme
(d) Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations
(e) Other
Please see the breakdown management information in response to Questions 1 and 2, which was submitted to DWP in line with their reporting requirements.
3.
(a) If you accepted applications to this fund how many did you receive in tranche two and in tranche three?
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
(b) How many applications were successful in each tranche?
57,667 applications were successful in HSF2
53,410 applications were successful HSF3
(c) What were the eligibility requirements for applications, if any?
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
4. (Please answer question four for the financial year 2022/23, without splitting the information into tranche two and three)
(a) Excluding funding given to local welfare schemes or third-party organisations, how much of the HSF did you spend on helping people with furniture and appliances?
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
(b) If you did help people with furniture please tick/mark the boxes below to show which furniture/appliance types you provide and whether these are new or preloved:Cooker
Fridge
Freezer
Fridge Freezer
Washing Machine
Sofa
Bed
Wardrobe
Chest of drawers
Table and chairs
Flooring – carpets or lino
Window coverings – curtains or blinds
Devon County Council does not hold this information.