Official Statistics

COVID Winter Grant management information: 1 December 2020 to 16 April 2021

Statistics on the delivery of the COVID Winter Grant from 1 December 2020 to 31 March 2021 and the Easter extension to 16 April 2021 by English local authorities.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 2 June 2021
• Last updated: 22 June 2021 — See all updates

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COVID Winter Grant management information: 1 December 2020 to 16 April 2021

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-340-5

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The COVID Winter Grant Scheme (CWG) was made available from early December 2020 to 31 March 2021 to support those most in need across England with the cost of food, energy (heating, cooking, lighting), water bills (including sewerage) and other essentials. The scheme was extended to 16 April 2021.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) provided funding to the 151 county councils and unitary authorities in England to deliver the scheme.

These statistics cover:

• the authority grant allocation for the period 1 December 2020 to 16 April 2021
• the authority’s reported spend for the same period
• the percentage of the authority spend on administering the scheme

Published 2 June 2021
Last updated 22 June 2021 + show all updates

1. 22 June 2021

   Revised Table 1 - title now correctly reads 'COVID Winter Grant', not 'Cold Weather Grant' as originally titled. Also added a note that all financial figures are rounded to the nearest £.

2. 21 June 2021

   Revised Table 1 - the total authority spend for East of England has been corrected. The correct figure is £21,827,522, not £1,827,522 as stated when first published.

3. 2 June 2021

   First published.