The Government has provided funding by way of the Household Support Fund, so that Doncaster Council can support households who would otherwise struggle to buy food or pay essential utility bills.
Doncaster Council has decided to use the grant as follows;
To fund vouchers for food; for each child eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals for the Christmas and February school holiday weeks.The allocation is £15 per holiday week and the vouchers will be issued by schools.
Parents please be aware that the funding will also be used as follows, which must be applied for using our online application at https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/apply-for-a-household-support-fund
To provide 1 payment for food for each child in the household who is not eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals where the parent/guardian is receiving any of the following; Council Tax Reduction, Housing Benefit or Universal Credit that includes housing costs in the calculation. The payment will be £60 per child.
To provide 1 payment of £100 to be used towards the winter fuel bill for;
- a) parents/guardians with a child/children in the household eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals.
- b) parents/guardians with a child/children in the household not eligible for benefits-related Free School meals, where the parent/guardian is receiving any of the following; Council Tax Reduction, Housing Benefit or Universal Credit that includes housing costs in the calculation
- c) single people and couples with no children who are receiving Council Tax Reduction, Housing Benefit or Universal Credit that includes housing costs in the calculation
A maximum of 1 fuel payment per household of £100.
The Free School Meals Team
Doncaster Council