Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
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or the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer, in
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This report sets out the decision to use the
latest round of Household Support Funding to support vulnerable
families and individuals from 1 April 2022 to 30 September
2022.
It is the decision of the Chief Executive, in consultation with the
Leader of the Council that the Household Support Fund extension
funding will be allocated as follow:
(a) A targeted Food Voucher Scheme for families with school age
children eligible for Pupil Premium Free School Meals, vulnerable
children up to nursery age and care leavers (1 x £15 voucher
per child) for the May half term (2022)
(b) A targeted Energy Voucher Scheme for families with school age
children eligible for Pupil Premium Free School Meals, vulnerable
children up to nursery age and care leavers (1 x £49 voucher
per family/care leaver)
(c) A targeted Energy Voucher scheme for all people receiving the
state pension who are on the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) or
in receipt of pension credit (1 x £98 voucher per
individual)
(d) Reading Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations to
support Reading residents with ongoing food, energy and living
costs
(e) Support for residents with Housing Arrears
Publication date: 18/05/2022
Date of decision: 18/05/2022
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