- The Conservative Government has consistently supported families in the face of global high inflation through our £94 billion Cost of Living support package including 26 million payments through our Household Support Fund.
- That is why this Conservative Government has launched Household Support Fund Awareness Week this week to raise awareness of support provided to local authorities to help low income households with the cost of living.
- The Conservative Government is taking the long-term decisions to deliver on the Prime Minister’s priority to halve inflation, while also providing support vulnerable households.
Jason McCartney MP has welcomed the launch of the Conservative Government’s Household Support Fund Awareness Week, which is encouraging vulnerable families across Colne Valley, Holme Valley and Lindley to check with Kirklees Council what support is available to local people.
Since the Household Support Fund launched in October 2021, more than £2 billion has been invested to ease the cost of living pressures, including £7,405,647 for Kirklees Council as part of the fourth round of funding between April 2023 and March 2024. This brings the total funding available to residents through the fund in Kirklees Council to £18,514,116.
Councils in England can use the Conservative Government’s Household Support Fund to help those most in need by drawing from local knowledge and directly reaching people in the community. Support is available to help with covering the costs of essentials like groceries, toiletries, warm clothes, and energy bills.
These figures come as part of the Conservative Government’s Household Support Fund Awareness Week, which is encouraging vulnerable people across England to contact their councils to find out what support is available in their area.
The Conservative Government is continuing to support vulnerable households with cost of living pressures as it takes the long-term decisions needed to get the country on the right path for the future, whilst delivering on its promises to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting lists and stop the boats.
Commenting, Jason McCartney MP said:
I know families across Colne Valley, Holme Valley and Lindley are still feeling cost of living pressures due to high inflation caused by Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.
That is why I welcome the support the Conservative Government is providing, including the money made available through the Household Support Fund which has already made a massive difference to people locally, and I encourage anyone who is worried about their own finances to contact Kirklees Council to find out what support they may be eligible to receive.
The Conservative Government is taking the long-term decisions to halve inflation for a brighter economic future, and will continue to provide support to those who need it in the meantime.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride MP, said:
The best way we can protect family finances is by driving down inflation, but as it reduces, we recognise that cost of living pressures remain for some of the most vulnerable households.
Our record £842 million cash injection to the Household Support Fund in England this year means that people most in need will be able to get extra support locally to cover the essentials.
And alongside this unprecedented cost of living support, we’re taking the long-term decisions to reform the welfare system to help thousands more people benefit from the income boost provided by employment.
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Notes to Editors:
- The Conservative Government has launched Household Support Fund Awareness Week, encouraging low income households to check what cost of living support is available in their area. The Conservative Government has launched Household Support Fund Awareness Week to encourage people in need to check what support is available in their area through the £2 billion Household Support Fund (DWP, Press Release, 16 October 2023, link).
- The Conservative Government has extended the Household Support Fund to over £2 billion, ensuring local authorities can support the most vulnerable in their communities. The Conservative Government has provided the Household Support Fund with an additional £842 million to establish schemes that support vulnerable families in their areas. This brings the Fund to over £2 billion in value since its creation (DWP, Press Release, 21 February 2023, link).
- The Conservative Government is delivering a £94 billion cost of living support package for households across the country. The Conservative Government has a £94 billion package of cost of living support in place, worth £3,300 on average per household (HM Treasury, News Story, 15 March 2023, link).
- The Conservative Government is supporting low-income households with cost of living payments, with some households receiving up to £1,350 of support. Building on the £1,200 of support received in 2022, millions of households will get up to £1,350 of support in 2023-24: £900 for households on means-tested benefits; £300 for pensioner households and £150 for disability benefit claimants (DWP, Press Release, 25 April 2023, link).
