The Department for Work and Pensions has updated the rules about its Household Support Fund payments. The fund is given to local authorities to help families cope with the increasing cost of living.
It is intended to help low-income families with essentials, such as heating, food, rent and clothing costs. Earlier this month, the Government made another £421 million in Household Support Fund money available, reports BirminghamLive.
This takes the total amount allocated to the fund to just over £1.26 billion since it first started. And the scheme has now been extended to March 31 next year.
