DWP to concern £500 price of funds to households – full listing of assist

On May 3, 2024

Are you struggling with money?

Well it turns out you could be eligible for £500 without even realising it. Thanks to support provided through the Household Support Fund (HSF) scheme, thousands of Brits can apply.

Now the scheme, which is run between the DWP and local councils, has been extended until September 2024. Councils can help Brits struggling with the cost of living crisis.

Households could get supermarket vouchers or cash grants worth up to £500. Some councils will make payouts automatically while others will require an application form.

Money — Councils are allocated money and will hand it out
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Here is the help on offer from 6 different councils

Cornwall Council

The council secured a further £4.5million from the DWP. Payments will be made automatically by the end of June 2024 and you don’t need to apply.

Here’s what you can get:

£80 payment to pensioners in receipt of Pension Credit
£80 payment to adults assessed receiving care
£80 payment per child for families receiving Council Tax Support on June 3, 2024
£80 payment per child for families living in emergency accommodation on June 3, 2024

Find out more by visiting Cornwall Council.

Coventry City Council

Households can benefit from a range of support, including:

£120 to single people or childless couples to help with energy and water bills
£140 to families to help with energy and water bills
£25 worth of food parcels
Household appliances and furniture
£95 per adult and £60 per child in clothes vouchers
£20 to single person or childless couple in toiletries vouches
£30 to families in toiletries vouches

All applications for support need to be made online by visiting Coventry Council.

Ealing Council

The council has been allocated £2.6m to support low-income families. All of the following vouchers will be provided by its partner Blackhawk.

£105 to families claiming benefits related free school meals in supermarket vouchers
£105 to families with children under the age of five who get Housing Benefit or council tax reduction
£105 to care leavers in supermarket vouchers

If you are eligible, you do not need to apply for the vouchers. You’ll need a letter or email from Blackhawk with a 16-digit code, you can visit Ealing Council for more details.

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Hartlepool Borough Council

The majority of Hartlepool’s HSF funding is for children and pensioners in low-income households. It’s allocated to these groups in the form of shopping vouchers or bank payment.

Eligible households could get:

£60 shopping vouchers per child in receipt of free school meals
£60 shopping vouchers to low-income pensioners

You don’t need to apply as you should receive your vouchers or payments. For more information, visit Hartlepool Council.

Wakefield Council

The council will use its HSF funding in the following ways:

£75 supermarket voucher for low income pensioners in receipt of Council Tax Support
£75 supermarket voucher for disabled residents in receipt of Council Tax Support
£75 supermarket voucher for low income families in receipt of Council Tax Support
£75 supermarket voucher for low income pensioners in receipt of Council Tax Support

Eligible households do not need to apply for these vouchers. Find out more by visiting Wakefield Council.

Warrington Borough Council

The following cash grants are on offer through Warrington’s HSF scheme:

£90 payment for parents whose children are in receipt of free school meals and are claiming a qualifying benefit
£90 payment for households claiming council tax support or housing benefit
£90 payment for pensioners in receipt of pension credit, council tax support or housing benefit

Households can receive payments directly or through paper vouchers. For more information, visit Warrington Borough Council.

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