Devon contingency fund for poor families

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00:00Did you know a contingency fund is being launched to help some of Devon's poorest families

00:04after the county suffered a drop in the dedicated government pot?

00:08I'm Lily and I'm bringing you your stories across Devon with Mid-Devon Advertiser.

00:12The Household Support Fund has provided councils with cash to spend within a 12-month period

00:17to help some of their poorest residents. But after Devon saw its share in the pot

00:22drop for the first time since October 2021, councillors agreed to make a rainy day fund

00:27pots to help. The amount hasn't been decided, but it will sit alongside Westminster's replacement

00:32to the Household Support Fund, which Devon is concerned it won't get enough from.

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