Household Support Fund

Councils have been allocated a further round of Household Support Fund (HSF) Grant Funding, called HSF7, by the Department for Work and Pensions. This will be for use between April 2025 and March 2026 to support many low income and vulnerable households facing major cost of living pressures.

HSF7 support is being developed and will be made available in stages, and this page will be updated as and when these support offers become available.

A lot of the support is delivered automatically, without people having to apply, for example support for Free School Meals pupils during the three main holiday periods.

All support is discretionary rather than being legal entitlements, and all support depends on funding still being available.

Please see our Managing your money pages for details of other help and support that may be available to you.