Household Support Fund

Eligibility for support

The Household Support Fund (HSF) will be used to support households:

  • to provide £15 food vouchers, per week per child, to households in receipt of Free School Meals during all school holidays April 2023 – March 2024.
  • the direct provision of support to care leavers and other vulnerable families.

The remaining fund will provide support to individuals and families who are eligible for assistance through the existing application process.

The scheme is open to all, but we will look to particularly encourage applications from those groups that have missed out on other government support packages. You may be entitled to apply if you did not get any of the following:

  • the amended energy price guarantee April 2023
  • cost of living payments for those on eligible means tested benefits
  • disability cost of living payments
  • pensioner cost of living payment through the winter fuel payment.

We encourage applications from groups which may include but is not limited to:

  • those who receive non-means tested benefits and missed out on the cost-of-living payments
  • disabled people with increases in utility bills due to usage of equipment or transport costs
  • those in receipt of housing benefit only, for example those living in houses in multiple occupation and paying for fuel through meters etc
  • people who are entitled to but not claiming qualifying benefits
  • groups vulnerable to rising prices.

You may be eligible even if you are receiving other support if you can show you are still in hardship.

Please check the criteria for the application scheme.