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Councils to be allocated money to directly help those most in need with essential food and energy costs until 31 March 2024.

• Government today announces details of Household Support Fund extension worth £842 million
• Local Authorities to update their websites with specific details of their support offerings in coming weeks

£842 million of additional funding will...

More than 8.9 million grants have been given to families to help with post-pandemic pressures through a fund set up to help the most vulnerable, new figures reveal.

• 8.9 million grants given to families in first round of Household Support Fund, new data shows
• Local Authorities use government funding to help communities with innovative measures
• It “has been
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Pensioners and families are set to benefit from the £500m extension to the Household Support Fund, as the government takes further steps to help with the rising cost of living.

From: Department for Work and Pensions and The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP

Published 31 March 2022

• Household Support Fund doubled to £1 billion with £500 million of new funding, as government goes
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Government commits to National Youth Guarantee backed by £560 million funding

From: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport , The Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP , Nigel Huddleston MP , and The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP

Published 1 February 2022

• Youth Investment Fund will deliver up to 300 new and refurbished youth facilities in the most deprived parts of England
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Proposed new scheme to help families access funds belonging to loved ones who lack mental capacity without need to go to court.

From: Ministry of Justice and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP

• vital safeguards to be maintained to keep vulnerable individuals safe
• consultation to gather evidence before decisions are made

Families seeking access to small funds...

Teenagers are being urged by HMRC to check if they have a pot of money waiting for them in a Child Trust Fund.

From: HM Revenue & Customs , HM Treasury , and John Glen MP

Published 7 September 2021

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today urging young people to check if they have a hidden pot of gold – in the shape of a Child Trust Fund (CTF).

It is now...

New analysis into the impact of COVID-19 on young people has found that 317,000 children in the South West are not currently getting their recommended 60 minutes of exercise per day. This amounts to an incredible 45 percent of all children in the region.

The pandemic has had a significant impact on this number, with fewer children meeting their recommended 60 minutes of daily...