196501-280449 FOI Benefits

Short Description
Household Support Fund
Reference number
FOI196501-280449
Date
04/10/2022
Request

I would like to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, the following information regarding the Household Support Fund for Windsor and Maidenhead.

1. The total number of applications received for the first round of the Household Support Fund, running from October 2021 to March 2022.
Please could you provide a breakdown showing the number of successful and unsuccessful applications.
Please could you, if possible, provide reasons for why applications were unsuccessful.
2. The total number of applications received for the second round of the Household Support Fund, running from April 2022 to September 2022.
Please could you provide a breakdown showing the number of successful and unsuccessful applications.
Please could you, if possible, provide reasons for why applications were unsuccessful.
3. The Grant Usage of the first round of the Household Support Fund.
Please could you provide data for
a. The number and £ value of total awards provided
b. The number and £ value of total awards split by household composition
c. The number and £ value of total awards split by category, such as Energy and water, Food, Essentials linked to energy and water, Wider essentials, Housing costs, and any other categories
d. any other available data regarding the Household Support Fund
Please could you provide the information in the form of an CSV or other spreadsheet file.
4. The Grant Usage of the second round of the Household Support Fund.
Please could you provide data for
a. The number and £ value of total awards provided
b. The number and £ value of total awards split by household composition
c. The number and £ value of total awards split by category, such as Energy and water, Food, Essentials linked to energy and water, Wider essentials, Housing costs, and any other categories
d. any other available data regarding the Household Support Fund
Please could you provide the information in the form of an CSV or other spreadsheet file.
5. The average, highest and lowest amount provided during the first round of the Household Support Fund.
6. The average, highest and lowest amount provided during the second round of the Household Support Fund.

Response
Response

The Household Support Fund is being administered by Achieving for Children (AfC) our partner organisation providing Children’s Services for the council.

The Council does not hold the information requested.

Please submit your Freedom of Information request to AfC at: foi.sar@achievingforchildren.org.uk