Household support fund allocation and spend

How much funding has been allocated to Devon County Council through the Housing Support Fund to date?

Total Allocation: £10,129,752.24

How much was allocated to Devon County Council by the initial allocation and how much through the second allocation (announced 31 March 2022)?

Household Support Fund 1 (HSF1) allocation (Oct 2021 – March 2022): £5,064,876.12
Household Support Fund 2 (HSF2) allocation (April 2022 – September 2022) £5,064,876.12

How much funding from the first and second allocations has been spent by the council to date?

HSF is paid to DCC in arrears from DWP based on Management Information returns, so currently the HSF that has been committed/allocated by DCC to date equates to
HSF 1 – £ 4,892,726.00
HSF 2 – £ 4,363,591.42 – this is allocated spend and is subject to change up until the Management Information (July & October 2022) is received from the various support gateways.

The funding spent by the council, broken down by the local area in which it was paid. Please use the local area type most readily available to you (district, postcode area, or other)?

We can confirm the following:

HSF1

Early Help (DCC),                                                              £238,887.01

Citizens Advice Devon,                                                 £242,000.00

Goodie Box and Healthy  Start,                                  £108,548.99

Holiday & Activity Food Programme,                       £200,000.00

Free School Meal Holiday Vouchers                        £2,104,587.11

Councils:-

HSF2- Councils allocations –  1^st column Pensionable Age  2^nd Columns General Households