Household Support Fund (HSF) Data Phase 2 Oct 22

Leicester City Council administered a fund providing targeted support to households at risk of economic crisis. The data shows how the fund was distributed to city residents between 1st April 2022 and 30th September 2022. Support was offered for food, energy and water bills, and essential items like white goods.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the allocation of crisis funds based on the spend criteria provided by the Department for Work and Pensions.
• Mapping the distribution of support for essential items like white goods within a city.
• Evaluating the reach of a time-bound welfare scheme targeting households at risk of economic crisis.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific, defined program phase running from 1st April 2022 to 30th September 2022.
• The dataset is provided by a specific local authority, Leicester City Council, offering geographic specificity.
• Data is available in multiple common formats including CSV, JSON, and Parquet.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single local authority and a specific six-month period.

Provenance

Source

Leicester City Council

Collection Method

Administered by local authorities based on criteria from the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Time Range

1st April 2022 to 30th September 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 11:35:41.597643; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers Leicester City, UK.