Home Benefits and support Support payments Household Support Fund
The Household Support Fund helps residents with energy bills, food, and essential costs like Council Tax. Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for support.
To be eligible for the Household Support Fund, you must:
The scheme ran from 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024.
The government has announced that the Household Support Fund will be extended, running from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025.
We'll update this page with information about eligibility and payments once we get guidance from the Department for Work and Pensions. Please check back in a few weeks. We'll also post information on Facebook.
| Household type | Timetable |
| Households who get benefits and do not have children | Applications closed on 23/08/24 |
| Households who do not get benefits | Applications closed on 06/09/24 |
| Households who get benefits and have children |
Applications closed on 11/09/24 |
| Pensioner households |
Applications closed on 11/09/24 |
Applications for the Household Support Fund scheme are now closed.
If you're struggling and you need financial support, you can find out about the help available in our cost of living section.
The government's cost of living support website also has lots of helpful information.
