Crisis support funding: 2020 to 2021

Crisis support funding: 2020 to 2021

Figures shown for 2020/2021

 

Funding available for 2020/21 is £120,000
Crisis Support Number of Applications Number of Awards Amount Spent Number of Rejections
Crisis, Disaster or Emergency 467 319 £20,459 148

Universal Credit

1,508 750 £70,640 758
COVID-19 379 290 £28,065 89
         

 

Majority of awards granted were assistance in the form of home delivery shopping, food cards, gas and electric top up vouchers, clothes vouchers and various travel packages arranged by Newcastle City Council Travel Office. Customers were given support due to waiting period of payments and incorrect awards of Universal Credit.

In addition to applications from residents who experience exceptional hardship as not receiving wages or awaiting benefits/furlough payment.

Back to work package to help those securing employment with travel, food and utility bills until their first pay is received. Typical package includes a Tyne & Wear travel pass for up to one month, a home shopping delivery and a gas and electric voucher. This helps those that may not have taken employment due to having no money available and not being able to afford to travel to work.

Further Information on the breakdown of spend

Assistance provided Cost % of Spend
Food Delivery £8,239 6.91
Food Voucher £ 0.00
Dry Store collection £ 0.00
Cash voucher or BACS payment £84,851 71.21
Gas & Electric top up voucher £25,324 21.25
Clothing Voucher £750 0.63
Travel Ticket or Travel Pass £ 0.00
Crisis Support total cost in 2020/2021 £119,164 100.00

 

Appeals/Requests for Review received in 2020/21

Number of Appeals / Review 0
Number of Successful Appeals / Review 0
Number of Unsuccessful 0
2020/2021 Number of applications Number of awards Rejections
April 2020 188 104 84
May 2020 132 62 70
June 2020 219 141 78
July 2020 150 51 99
August 2020 128 52 76
September 2020 181 108 73
October 2020 253 149 104
November 2020 163 92 71
December 2020 206 136 70
January 2021 286 175 111
February 2021 212 133 79
March 2021 236 156 80
Total 2,354 1,359 995
       
Awards per month for 2020/21
2020/2021 Crisis, Disaster or Emergency Universal Credit            COVID-19         Total Awards     
April 2020 10 46 48 104
May 2020 4 35 23 62
June 2020 68 35 38 141
July 2020 6 40 5 51
August 2020 8 36 8 52
September 2020 32 34 42 108
October 2020 39 87 23 149
November 2020 13 64 15 92
December 2020 38 85 13 136
January 2021 29 115 31 175
February 2021 31 83 19 133
March 2021 41 90 25 156
Total 319 750 290 1,359

 

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