Household Support Fund

Update to the Household Support Fund

Funding provided through the Household Support Fund (round 7), including food and energy vouchers is now closed.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed, the Household Support Fund will no longer continue. In it's place will be the new Crisis and Resilience Fund. This fund will be introduced to support low-income households experiencing financial shock. It will also help to strengthen individual and community financial resilience.

On 16 March, the government also announced additional support for households using oil heating. We will receive further funding through the Crisis and Resilience Fund to help residents facing increased oil heating costs.

This support is not currently live or available. We will update this page and let partners know as soon as the application process is available.

Outstanding applications

All applications submitted before the scheme closed at 5pm on 23 February will be processed. If successful, you will receive an email from us to confirm your award and a follow-up email from 'Evouchers.com' containing instructions on claiming it. If you haven't received the Evouchers email within 5 days of receiving our email confirmation, check your spam and junk folders. Email kcc-hsffoodandenergysupport@kent.gov.uk if you still haven't received it.

Additional information about accessing the voucher is available from the Evouchers website.

Appeal a decision

If we have declined your application within the last 7 days and you feel the decision should be reviewed, email kcc-hsffoodandenergysupport@kent.gov.uk, quoting your application reference number and giving as much information as possible about why you feel your application should be reviewed.

Other places to get help

If you have money worries or are looking for ways you can make your money go further, we can help you to find your way through to the advice and support available.

Via our cost of living support pages you can:

• check if you are eligible for any benefits
• get advice about how to reduce energy use and who to contact for help paying bills
• use our help and support finder to find help available with food, Council Tax, clothing, childcare and much more.

Visit the government's cost of living hub for further support and information.