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Household Support Fund

Asked by Danny KrugerReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 3 December 2024UIN 15918

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Department for Work and Pensions is currently conducting an evaluation of the Household Support Fund that ran from April 2023 to March 2024, to understand the benefits of the awards made across England during this period. This will be published in due course.

Management information on the Household Support Fund from April 2023 to March 2024, including details of how funding was spent is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-4-management-information-for-1-april-2023-to-31-march-2024

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