How do ‘community cooking events’ help us cope with rising energy bills?
It’s being reported that the government is putting £842 million more pounds into the Household Support Fund, which is said to help struggling families deal with the cost of living including food and energy costs.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be dividing the money among English councils, which must use it to help people pay for energy bills or groceries.
The funding is said to be targeted at areas of the country “with the most vulnerable households” and it is being left up to the councils to decide how to spend it.
What I want to know is…
How is a ‘community cooking event’ or an ‘energy cafe’ – both ideas used by English councils – the best way to divide up this cash? Even voucher schemes and ‘energy saving packs’ spend money redundantly.
Wouldn’t it be better simply to provide the cash to those who need it most, and let them decide how to spend it?
The way this scheme is being (mis)managed, it seems to be an attempt to keep cash away from vulnerable families, rather than helping them.
Source: DWP issues update on new cash for hundreds of thousands to help with rising energy bills
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As my local County Council is the one who will operate the ‘community cooking’ event(s), I share your confusion. What is the purpose of community cooking when you can afford neither the ingredients nor the power needed to benefit from such?