Guidance
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026: Household Support Fund management information template
Updated 7 January 2026
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| Guidance for completing the MI report for Household Support Fund 7 | Traffic Light Guidance System | |
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| Before completing this template, please refer to the 'MI reporting requirements' section of the detailed guidance document. | Not set | The Traffic Light Guidance System is used throughout the delivery plan to help inform the user and the Cabinet Member of any outstanding required inputs. |
| Please ensure you complete the following tabs: | Not set | The green circle with a white tick indicates that the adjacent table is compliant: |
| 1 - Governance | Not set | The red circle with a white cross indicates that the adjacent table is non-compliant: |
| 2 - Spend | Not set | Not set |
| 3 - Volumes | Not set | Not set |
| 4 - Households helped | Not set | Not set |
| Each MI return should cover the actual value of grants made to vulnerable households, net of (in other words, not including any under or late spend). | Not set | Not set |
| You need to return two tranches of MI as detailed in the table below. | Not set | Not set |
| When making your return to DWP; please attach and name the excel spreadsheet as follows - | Not set | Not set |
| Filename: HSF7MI_RRR_MMYY (where RRR is your LA code and date of return is in MMYY format) for example Brighton & Hove Unitary Authority's August 2025 return would be labelled | Not set | Not set |
| HSF7MI_007_0825 xlsx. | Not set | Not set |
| Send the completed MI, including the name of your LA in the subject line to the DWP | Not set | Not set |
| Your MI return must be signed off by your Section 151 Officer / Chief Finance Officer. Please ask them to complete Table 3 to provide assurance on the correctness of the reported spend. We also require you to copy your Section 151 Officer / CFO into your return email when submitting your MI return to DWP. | Not set | Not set |
| Reasonable administration costs are funded as part of the grant. | Not set | Not set |