Families risk falling into poverty without funding extension, councils warn
by Patrick Daly
Feb 04, 2024
2 minutes
Ministers have been warned that more families risk falling into poverty if a “lifeline” hardship fund used to help struggling households buy food and heat their homes is not extended.
The Local Government Association (LGA) said the UK Government’s cost-of-living and Covid-19 support provision, the Household Support Fund, is due to end on March 31.
In the past 12 months, the organisation said it has facing financial difficulties.
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