In addition to two Cost of Living awards; residents who meet the defined criteria can apply for a third Household Support Fund (HSF) grant and do not have to wait 6 months from their previous Cost of Living (COL) award.

Further information regarding the Household Support Fund can be found in the Cost of Living Fund Briefing note. 

They must meet the residency criteria outlined in the guidance attached, and fall into either one of the following groups:

• HSF A: Residents who are claiming a benefit but are not entitled to any of the three DWP Cost of Living grants.
• HSF B: Residents with a disability, pensioners and carers in hardship and haven’t received the £900 Low Income COL payment from the DWP, but may have received the Disability and/or the Pensioner COL payments.
• HSF C: Residents, regardless of receiving the DWP Cost of Living payments, who are able to evidence financial hardship and are either:
• Single/couple without children
• Pensioner, disabled or carer with or without children

Completing/filling the form

• All questions must be answered, the Better off calculator should be completed and requested evidence uploaded to ensure the application can be processed as soon as possible

If you have any questions you can contact tacklingpoverty@[email protected]