IRRV Alert - week ending 10th September 2021
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Apply for Future Support Offer grant funding to support people to claim Universal Credit (9 September 2021)
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Apply for Future Support Offer grant funding to support people to claim Universal Credit
DWP are providing grant funding for organisation(s) to deliver telephone and digital support for people making a new Universal Credit claim.
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Published
- 9 September 2021
- Applies to:
- Wales, England, and Scotland
Documents
Future Support Offer: grant competition specification
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Future Support Offer: grant competition specification
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Future Support Offer: grant application form
ODT, 88KB
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Table 2: FSO grant forecast expenditure template (Excel)
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 46.6KB
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Table 2: FSO grant forecast expenditure template (ODS)
ODS, 19.7KB
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Table 3: FSO application scoring matrix (Excel)
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Table 3: FSO application scoring matrix (ODS)
ODS, 4.34KB
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Table 4: FSO table of outcomes (Excel)
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Table 4: FSO table of outcomes (ODS)
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Details
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is offering funding through the Future Support Offer for organisations to support people in England, Scotland and Wales who need support to both:
- make a new claim for Universal Credit
- maintain their new Universal Credit claim up until their first full correct payment
The support is to be provided through accessible telephony and digital channels, including webchat.
Closing date for applications: 11.59pm on 15 October 2021
The successful organisations are expected to be ready to start providing support from 1 April 2022. Funding will end on 31 March 2023, but may be extended for another year.
Where to get more information
To register your interest in applying and ask any questions, email: UCfuture.support@dwp.gov.uk
In order to receive responses to any questions you must register your interest in submitting an application for the Future Support Offer Grant competition by emailing your organisation’s name and contact details, including email address, to UCfuture.support@dwp.gov.uk. We will maintain an anonymised question and answer log, and regularly issue updates to registered interested parties.
DWP cannot reply to organisations individually.
Published 9 September 2021