Nottingham City Council has announced some of the groups who will be prioritised as it rolls out £7million of Government funding to support vulnerable residents
Families eligible for free school meals are among those who will be prioritised as £7million of funding is rolled out to support vulnerable Nottingham residents. An extension of the Household Support Fund was recently announced by the Government, with Nottinghamshire having been allocated around £20million in total.
In a delegated decision report published on Monday , the council sets out the "existing methods of distribution" for HSF money which it intends to continue with. The council said this will include giving supermarket vouchers to families eligible for free school meals during the school holidays.Food banks will receive direct funding for food and essential supplies to increase stock levels, while energy support vouchers and supermarket vouchers will be distributed to the most vulnerable.
Those figures reflect the HSF support provided as of December 31. To distribute the money, the council works with several third party organisations including Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, Nottingham City Homes and Age UK. The council said in its report: "Nottingham City Council has collaborated with a wide range of community based third party organisations to assist in the distribution of the grant to vulnerable residents.
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