Household Support Fund
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Household Support Fund extension (HSF7)
April 2025 to March 2026
The Application by Referral scheme opens Monday 19th May.
The Government has confirmed relaunch of the Household Support Fund (HSF7) from April 2025 to March 2026. This is to help the most vulnerable households with the cost of essentials such as food and utilities.
North East Lincolnshire Household Support Fund ‘Application by Referral’ will open from Monday 19th May. This scheme is available to North East Lincolnshire residents over 16 years of age who are most in need, to help with the cost of food, energy and other household bills and wider essentials.
The maximum payment available to each household is £250.
To receive a payment a household must be able to evidence that it does not have sufficient income to afford essentials such as housing costs, utility bills, food and other basic items. Funding can also be used to support households who are struggling to afford wider essentials such as broadband or phone bills, clothing, and essential transport related costs. To be eligible the household will need to provide evidence, including bank statements, that it has an income of less than £20,000 for a single person and £25,000 for a couple with savings of less than £500.
Applications
Applications can be made through the following referral partners:
- Centre4
- Foresight
- Creating Positive Opportunity
- Navigo (for Navigo service users only)
- Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (for LHP residents only)
- Oasis (for families with children at Oasis schools only)
Referral partners will also be able to signpost applicants to other help and support that may be available to them.
This funding is only a short-term solution put in place by the government, so it’s important that anyone who is struggling gets in touch with local services so they can access longer-term support. This could include help with budgeting, debt management, home energy efficiencies and other support to help maximise income and reduce bills.
The scheme will run to 31 March 2026, or until funding has been fully spent.
About the Household Support Fund
The Household Support Fund has been allocated to Councils by the Department for Work and Pensions. It is to help provide financial support to those most in need because of significant cost of living pressures.
The council is committed to ensuring that as much of the funding as possible is spent in our community supporting those who need it the most.
Funding has been allocated for 12 months and is planned to be spent over this time in the following areas:
- Support for families with children eligible for free school meals – The scheme will help around 8,000 children. A £60 payment for each eligible child for Christmas break 2025. Please contact your school reception with any queries.
- Foodbanks – To support local foodbank providers who issue emergency food and household essentials.
- Direct Payments – To households in receipt of Council Tax Support that may include pensioners, disabled persons, or carers.
- December 2025 – £100 payment issued to over 1,600 pensioners receiving Council Tax Support, not in receipt of pension credit.
- Warm Spaces – To contribute towards the costs of opening up community venues, extending opening hours and/or extending existing activities to provide a ‘Warm Space’ for local residents.
- Direct grants to VCS organisations – Grants will also be made to support specific help to individuals and groups who are helping to alleviate hardship.
Warm Spaces details
Contact details
If you have any further questions about the scheme, please email us at: [email protected]
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