Low-income families will be getting more targeted support through their local councils, with an £842m extension to the Household Support Fund, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.
The extra funding, which will be given as grants to struggling families, is available from April 1, and will be used by local authorities to allocate money to directly help those most in need with essential food and energy costs until the end of March 2024.
Twelve local councils in the North East and Teesside will receive a total of nearly £48m, with the largest single recipient being Durham, which will receive £9,352,199.30.
