Household Support Grant privacy notice

This privacy notice is for tranche 4 of the Household Support Grant.

Service description

The Household Support Fund will support households in England and will be distributed by councils in England, who know their local areas best and can directly help those who need it most.

The scheme is funded by the government to help low income households with costs like food, bills and other essentials such as clothing.

Processing activity

To receive, determine and pay applications for support from the Household Support Fund.

Information requirements

This information may include:

• Applicants name, date of birth, National Insurance Number and home address<
• Applicants email address and phone number
• Annual income details and three months bank statements
• Applicants bank account details
• Proof to support the application (e.g. Identity, Address, Income, Savings, Expenses, etc)

Lawful basis

Our lawful basis for processing your personal information are:

• Public Task

Your rights

Your rights depend on the lawful basis we are relying on. Find out more about your rights with personal data in the privacy policy:

Canterbury City Council will use the following data processors relating to your application:

• Jadu and Google

Data sharing

We will only share your data as reasonably necessary to provide you with this service, or as otherwise allowed by law.  Please refer to the Kent & Medway Information Agreement for further details on our sharing arrangements.

Retention

We keep your personal information for the minimum period necessary. The information outlined in this Privacy Notice will be kept in accordance with our Retention Policy.  All information will be held securely and disposed of confidentially.

Please refer to our Corporate Privacy Notice at www.canterbury.gov.uk/privacy for further details of how we process your personal information and your rights.