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<p>The Household Support Fund (HSF) is a scheme run by Upper Tier Local Authorities
in England to provide support to those most in need towards the cost of essentials.
Local Authorities have the discretion to design their own local schemes within the
parameters of the guidance and grant determination set out for them by the Department
for Work and Pensions (DWP).</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is an intentionally
flexible scheme, designed to enable Local Authorities to respond to local need. Local
Authorities have the ties and knowledge to best determine how this support should
be provided to their local communities.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage Local Authorities
to consider a wide range of households who are potentially in need of support, including
families with children, pensioners, unpaid carers, care leavers and disabled people.
Local Authorities have the flexibility to deliver the scheme through a variety of
routes, including offering vouchers to households, directly providing food, or issuing
grants to third parties. It is for each local council to decide how, where and when
they distribute their funding and to ensure that it is accessible to those who need
it.</p>
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