The UK's poorest families will be able to tap into £48m of support from local councils from today.
The money is part of an extension of the Household Support Fund worth £842m nationally, which the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced in February. The extra funding, which will be given as grants to struggling families, is available from today (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 from the DWP, with the largest single recipient being Durham, which will receive £9,352,199.30.
