The Household Support Fund is a cost of living scheme that is run by local councils – it is a pot of cash awarded to local authorities, which they then distribute to residents
Families are being urged to check if they can claim up to £600 in cost of living payments through the Household Support Fund.
The Household Support Fund is a cost of living scheme that is run by local councils. It is a pot of cash awarded to local authorities, which they then distribute to residents.
The help provided normally comes in the form of one-off payments that don’t need to be paid back, or vouchers for food or energy.
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council is issuing cash grants, which vary depending on the size of your household. Here is the help available:
- Up to £300 for households with one or more adults
- Up to £500 for households with one child
- Up to £600 for households and two children or more
To be eligible for the grant, you must be over 18, living in Richmond and be struggling from the impact of rising costs of food and energy or continue to be impacted by COVID-19. This can include:
- Reduced pay or lost job
- Benefits issues
- Struggling to afford food, energy costs and other essentials, including white goods
- Extra costs as a result of COVID-19
Richmond Council is also encouraging individuals to apply if:
- There are community care needs
- They have serious health problems
- There is a risk to a child’s wellbeing
You can apply by contacting Citizens Advice Richmond by freephone on 08082 787873. If you’re not a Doncaster resident, it is worth checking what support your local council can offer you through the Household Support Fund.
For example, City of Doncaster Council is providing help to households that are in receipt of one of benefits including Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Universal Credit which includes the housing element and means-tested free school meals.
If you’re in a household with one dependent child, you will get a £100 payment for food, while £200 will be paid for two dependent children, and £300 for three dependent children.
The council described a dependant child as one you are receiving Child Benefit for. A single payment will be made for energy bills to households that meet the eligibility criteria.
Hull City Council is giving £200 to pensioner households. Meanwhile, low income families will get a £40 school uniform grant, as well as food vouchers in school holidays for those eligible for school meals.
Hartlepool Borough Council is awarding £100 food vouchers to all households where a child is aged between two and 19 and is eligible for free school meals.
Meanwhile, households with pensioners who are in receipt of council tax support will get £100 in bank payments or food vouchers this year.
