MILLIONS of people will be unable to access crisis support from their local council as of October, a charity warned today.

A report by End Furniture Poverty says that some 17.8 million will be cut off from support if the Household Support Fund (HSF) is closed on September 30 as planned.

The fund was created in 2021 to support families through the cost-of-living crisis, receiving £1 billion from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) each year.