How council spent £2.8 million fund for residents this winter

The sum is from the Household Support Fund (HSF), of which the period between October of last year and March of this year is the third round since the fund was launched a year and a half ago.

Local authorities can choose how best to spend the money to support ‘those most in need to help with global inflationary challenges and the significantly rising cost of living’.

In this round, Bolton Council was allocated around £2,780,000,…