Household Support Fund

The Government recently announced that a new Household Support Fund grant will be made available to local authorities in England to support those most in need this winter to help with the significantly rising cost of living. Distribution of the grant will continue to be through the Warwickshire Local Welfare Scheme and there will be targeted support for families/carers of children eligible for benefits related free school meals.

Whilst this cohort has previously received vouchers during school holidays, this round of support will not coincide with those dates and instead, to offer more flexibility, there will be two automatic cost of living payments in the form of vouchers. 

Eligible families will be sent the first vouchers by 8th November, which will have a minimum value of £105 (equivalent to £30 per eligible child for food support and £75 per household for utilities support). 

We will follow the same process as we have done with previous support, and letters have been sent to you this week to share with parents/carers. 

We would like to reassure you that we will not need you to send in updated pupil data. 

If you have any queries, please contact the Local Welfare Scheme Mailbox at localwelfarescheme@warwickshire.gov.uk  

Thank you for your ongoing support with this.