The fund to support people suffering from the cost of living crisis was temporarily closed until November
A mum claims she was forced to turn to a loan shark after Sefton council “paused” a hardship scheme aimed at providing support amid the cost of living crisis.
The resident, a lone parent, said the situation has left her family in severe financial hardship claiming she ended up resorting to borrowing money off a loan shark to “get through” until the time the fund reopens. Another resident, who asked to be referred to only as Collette, said she had also been waiting months to apply, after becoming ineligible having previously applyied for the council’s Emergency Limited Assistance scheme .
The funds for both ELAS and the hardship fund come from central government money set aside for local authorities to help people with the additional pressures faced by the cost of living crisis. Collette said she was concerned the scheme had been paused due to a backlog in applications for other services at the council, for example for council tax and housing benefit applications.
The spokesperson said: “Sefton Council set up the Open Access Household Support Fund application scheme using funding from the Government’s Department for Work and Pensions and since it opened in April 2023 has awarded almost £745,000 to 3,455 applicants. Because the amount of funding provided by the Government is a fixed amount, the council took the decision to suspend applications for a short period to ensure that later applicants do not receive less money.
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