Annex B Discretionary Financial Support Summary Report May 2024
York Financial Assistance Scheme (YFAS)
Total number of applications processed during financial year.
Requests for decisions to be reviewed
|
2023-24 |
26 reviews. |
18 Decision upheld |
8 Decision overturned. * |
*7 applicants provided additional information to support application
Main reasons given for application
|
% Applications |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
|
Benefit delay/Universal Credit |
18.6 |
8.6 |
0.9 |
24.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
Debt |
3.3 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
1 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
|
Disaster |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Emergency |
11.7 |
9.4 |
11 |
13.3 |
9.3 |
11.2 |
|
Error |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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|
Exceptional pressures |
19.2 |
18.9 |
29.9 |
23.2 |
23.1 |
25.4 |
|
Expenses |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
|
Flood |
7.3 |
10 |
16.9 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
Fuel |
5.5 |
7.6 |
15.6 |
13.4 |
9.8 |
8.3 |
|
No food |
0.2 |
18.4 |
16.2 |
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|
Other |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
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|
Prison |
2.9 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
|
Repair |
9.7 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
10.4 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
|
Resettlement - homeless |
7.1 |
8.4 |
3.9 |
6 |
11.3 |
14.5 |
|
Resettlement - other |
10 |
4 |
6 |
8.2 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
|
Stay in the community |
0 |
14 |
3.9 |
10.3 |
6.9 |
|
|
Travel |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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|
Vouchers |
4.7 |
5.1 |
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|
Unknown |
3.9 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
Grant amounts awarded
|
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
|
|
Average award |
£396 |
£352 |
£455 |
£172 |
£447 |
£499 |
£635 |
|
Lowest award |
£20 |
£23 |
£20 |
£10 |
£15 |
£20 |
£23 |
|
Highest award |
£193 |
£1,961 |
£1,961 |
£2,324 |
£2,522 |
£2419 |
£2310 |
Items awarded
|
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
|
2023-24 Awarded |
2023-24 Refused |
|
|
Bed |
43 |
45 |
31 |
66 |
40 |
72 |
|
58 |
12 |
|
Bedding |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
Clothing |
98 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
18 |
|
15 |
11 |
|
Cooker |
63 |
36 |
55 |
91 |
19 |
85 |
|
90 |
4 |
|
Curtains |
30 |
10 |
18 |
21 |
6 |
13 |
|
8 |
12 |
|
Floor cover |
48 |
36 |
36 |
37 |
33 |
0 |
|
34 |
16 |
|
Fridge |
37 |
30 |
51 |
69 |
29 |
46 |
|
49 |
6 |
|
Large fridge |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
Fuel |
189 |
67 |
100 |
46 |
33 |
55 |
|
59 |
9 |
|
Kitchen pk1 |
50 |
79 |
55 |
73 |
79 |
45 |
|
73 |
5 |
|
Kitchen pk3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
|
10 |
6 |
|
Microwave |
10 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
1 |
12 |
|
Removal |
4 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
|
Repair |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
0 |
2 |
|
Resettlement packages |
69 |
126 |
162 |
145 |
109 |
111 |
|
101 |
15 |
|
Sofa /chair |
9 |
9 |
15 |
26 |
9 |
4 |
|
19 |
2 |
|
Supermarket vouchers |
337 |
134 |
244 |
451 |
122 |
175 |
|
195 |
21 |
|
Table/ chair |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
Travel cost |
26 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
7 |
0 |
|
Wardrobe |
9 |
8 |
21 |
25 |
8 |
3 |
|
16 |
1 |
|
Washer |
38 |
37 |
39 |
55 |
29 |
37 |
|
54 |
4 |
|
Grand total |
1092 |
638 |
851 |
1143 |
537 |
686 |
|
912 |
138 |
Discretionary Council Tax Reduction
The council received £163.9k in government funding for DHPs for 2023/24 in order to help with housing costs and has additional CYC budget of £27k in reserve.
|
|
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
|
Total DHP Fund available |
£237,097 |
£324,923 |
£231,377 |
£163,991 |
£163,991 |
|
Amount spent |
£211,835 |
£298,252 |
£231,377 |
£175,195* |
£163,991 |
|
Amount remaining |
£25,262 |
£26,671 |
£0 |
£0 |
£0 |
|
Number of DHPs awarded |
213 |
295 |
222 |
196 |
195 |