I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to kindly request information relating to your allocation of tranche seven of the Household Support Fund.

1. Please provide us with a copy of the management information return you are required to provide to the DWP for Tranche Seven of the Household Support Fund.
Please see attached file

2. Please provide a breakdown of how tranche seven was spent:
a) Targeted Grants (by targeted grants we mean any direct grants/proactive support given to households that did not need to be applied): £0
b) Free School Meal Holiday Vouchers: £195,120
c) Direct applications to the scheme (this means the amount that was open to application, but not through your local welfare assistance scheme): £394,153
d) Local Welfare Assistance Scheme: £0
e) Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations: £208,944
f) Advice Services: £45,800
g) Other (please clarify); Admin £45,261; Additional provision and support for SEND children through Holiday, Activity and Food (HAF) clubs £37,029

3.
a) If you accepted applications to this fund how many did you receive: 1816
b) How many applications were successful: 1718

4. Excluding funding given to local welfare schemes or third-party organisations;
a) Excluding funding given to local welfare schemes or third-party organisations, how much of the HSF did you spend on helping people with furniture and appliances: £0

5. For tranche seven how much did you spend on:
a) Vouchers: £562,116
b) Cash awards: £0
c) Third party organisations: £208,944
d) In kind support: £755
e) Other: £109,231

6. If you provide in kind support, what percentage would you estimate is spent on furniture and white goods:100%

7. Of the funds given to third party organisations, how much was given to organisations who provide furniture, white goods and furnishings: £0

8. Please provide us with a copy of your Crisis and Resilience Fund delivery plan that you are required to provide to the DWP for Year One of the CRF.
WBC is currently still formulating its Delivery Plan for the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF), which is due to be sent to the DWP by July 1st, 2026. In the meantime, please visit our CRF website for more information and the WBC CRF policy. https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/cost-living/crisis-and-resilience-fund

9. Do you plan on using the Crisis and Resilience Fund on furniture and appliance provision: Please see above for response to question 8

10. If you plan to use the Crisis and Resilience for furniture and appliance provision, please tick the boxes below to show which furniture/appliance types you will provide and whether these are new or preloved or whether you will be providing cash or vouchers for these items:
Cash Voucher Item - New Item -Preloved/second hand
Cooker
Fridge
Freezer
Fridge Freezer
Washing Machine
Sofa
Bed
Wardrobe
Chest of drawers
Table and chairs
Flooring – carpets or lino
Window coverings – curtains or blinds:
Please see above for response to question 8