Adur & Worthing Councils provide grants to assist with price of dwelling | EUROtoday

Hundreds of households in West Sussex have benefited from money grants to assist with the price of dwelling.

Adur & Worthing Councils mentioned they’d written to greater than 600 households claiming Housing Benefit or Council Tax Support and dwelling in energy-efficient properties, to supply £150 in direction of payments and important objects.

So far, greater than 400 households have efficiently utilized for the grant, which was paid straight into financial institution accounts final week, the authorities mentioned.

Adur councillor Sharon Sluman mentioned “innovative database technology” had been used to “target support to some of the most vulnerable members of our community”.

The cash for the grants comes from the federal government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The councils mentioned it was the second time caseworkers had contacted residents straight to supply focused monetary assist.

Last 12 months, they wrote to 200 households not receiving the Winter Fuel Payment as a consequence of falling simply outdoors the eligibility standards, to supply £200 price of grocery store vouchers.

Ms Sluman, Adur’s cupboard member for communities and wellbeing, mentioned: “We know many people are already struggling with household bills – something that will only increase with the energy price cap rise in April.

“By utilizing our progressive database expertise we now have been capable of goal assist to among the most susceptible members of our neighborhood.”

Councillor Dom Ford, Worthing’s cabinet member for communities, culture and leisure, said the council was in “common contact with residents to signpost them to schemes that enhance power effectivity within the house or organisations that assist maintain them heat and scale back their power payments”.