Freedom of information response

Household Support Fund 

Publication date: 
Tuesday 19 December 2023
Request: 

- how many individual have applied for support from the Household Support Fund and how many people received support. Please break this down by round of funding.    

- how much funding was received by your council and how much has been spent to date.

Response: 

In each of the Household Support Funds received, a different approach has been applied to meet different expectation from the grant conditions.

Funding has been targeted at Free School Meals and Council Tax rebate scheme.

The claims received and paid reflect the application process used through the Essential Living Fund

About the Essential Living Fund | Essential Living Fund | Thurrock Council

FOI 13257 - Household Support Fund

Application based

Grant

Value of Expenditure

Targeted no application

ELF Claims Received

ELF Claims Paid

HSF 1

£1,295,041

£1,295,041

48,689

2,098

1,097

HSF 2

£1,295,041

£1,295,041

19,155

1,398

731

HSF 3

£1,295,041

£1,295,041

23,962

2,797

1,462

HSF 4

£2,590,082

£1,111,739

15,686

2,216

1,353

HSF 4 reflects expenditure incurred up to 31 August 2023.

Request reference:
FOI 13257