Help with essentials

Get £140 to help with food and other essentials

The new round of the Household Support Fund opened on 25 April. Apply for help paying for:

• Food
• Energy
• Bills
• Other essentials

If you’ve previously been awarded a grant you can now apply again. Grants are:

• If you have a child who receives means-tested free school meals you can get Holiday Food Vouchers for £20 per week, per child during the school holidays for May half-term and the six-week summer holidays

• Pensioners, carers, disabled people and/or households with four or more people can get a Household Support Grant for £140
• All other households can get a Household Support Grant for £70

If you have a child who receives means-tested free school meals, you apply to First Days Children's Charity.

Anyone else can apply to Citizens Advice Wokingham or Age UK Berkshire.

Apply to Household Support Fund