Household Support Fund Phase 1: Distribution Data for Leicester Residents

Leicester City Council administered the Household Support Fund from October 2021 to March 2022. The data shows how funds were distributed to city residents for essentials like food, energy, water bills, and white goods. The fund was provided by the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Use Cases

• Analyzing fund allocation patterns based on the spend criteria provided by the DWP.
• Assessing the scale and focus of local welfare support based on the described categories of food, energy, and water bills.
• Evaluating the reach of a targeted support program for households at risk of economic crisis.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, defined program phase from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2022.
• Data is tied to concrete spend categories: food, energy and water bills, and essential items like white goods.

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 bias inherent to a single local authority (Leicester).

Provenance

Source

Leicester City Council

Collection Method

Administrative records from the local authority's distribution of the fund.

Time Range

From 1st October 2021 until 31st March 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 11:35:13.127364; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Leicester city residents.