Many also offer a wide range of other support, including food and fuel. We produce an annual report on the state of LWA across the UK and have successfully lobbied the Government for long term adequate funding for local authority discretionary crisis support. The creation of the Crisis and Resilience Fund to replace the Household Support Fund is welcome news and we are now focused on ensuring that a sufficient portion of that fund will be used to alleviate furniture poverty.
We will continue to monitor how local authorities use this funding to support people in times of crisis.
