Vulnerable residents in Knowsley will be eligible for financial support over the next year to help pay for household essentials and bills as the cost of living crisis deepens.
The support package, which comprises two previously established funds, will amount to £6.8m and covers the period from March 2021 to March 2023. The support is funded through the Knowsley Better Together Hardship Fund, which was first announced in March 2021 as a £2.5m support package.
Knowsley Council has announced that this has been increased by £0.5m and takes the Hardship Fund’s total to £3m. The full package of support is rounded off by the Government’s Household Support Fund - £1.862m of which was to cover September 2021 to March 2022 and a further £1.862m to cover April to September 2022.
