The Household Support Fund application forms will reopen at 10am on the 2nd December 2024.
Household Support Fund 5 – Extension
Applications for the Supermarket and Energy Vouchers for vulnerable residents as as follows:
- 4th November at 10.00am - 2,000 Supermarket and 2,000 Energy Vouchers Released - Application is currently closed as all vouchers in this release have been allocated
- 2nd December at 10.00am – 2,000 Supermarket and 2,000 Energy Vouchers Released - New applications only
- 6th January at 10.00am - 2,000 Supermarket and 1,100 Energy Vouchers Released - New applications only
- 3rd February at 10.00am - All Remaining Vouchers will be Released - New applications only.
Household Support Fund 5 – Extension Announced until April 2025
Nottingham City Council is pleased that an extension to the current round of the Household Support Fund was announced on 2nd September 2024 to continue to provide support to vulnerable residents in Nottingham until April 2025. The money will be used to support struggling pensioners, families and the city’s most vulnerable households with the increased costs of living.
The funding is provided by Government through Department for Work and Pensions to help vulnerable residents.
HSF5 Extension Launch – 4th November 2024
Support for vulnerable residents will commence at 10am on Monday 4th November 2024 through the council’s online application form, for both Energy Vouchers and Supermarket Vouchers. All support is subject to availability. The money has come from the Government’s Household Support Fund and will be given out to people across the city to ease the pressure of increasing costs over the coming months. This is the sixth round of funding and previously the grant has been used towards a package of help and advice for Nottingham resident households who receive Council Tax Support.
Energy and Supermarket Vouchers will have a monthly application limit with a new batch of vouchers opened at the start of each month from November to March, subject to availability. Due to the volume of applications it could take up to four weeks for you to receive your voucher codes.
The following support will be available by application to vulnerable households from this date:
- Energy Support Vouchers – 2 x £49 PayPoint Vouchers
- Supermarket Vouchers – 1 x £75 Supermarket Voucher
- Free School Meals Vouchers – for October, Christmas and February holiday periods.
- Food Funding for Food Banks and other support projects across the city, see below.
Apply for your Energy or Supermarket Voucher
Free School Meal Vouchers for Schools
The council will be providing FSM Vouchers of £15 per week for the October half term to qualifying children, but unfortunately won’t be in a position to release these until the first week back commencing Monday 4th November. This date is the same as other forms of support that will be provided to vulnerable residents in the city through the Household Support Fund.
Community Support Organisations
The following organisations are working in partnership with the council to support vulnerable residents in Nottingham.
Advice Nottingham
- www.citizensadvicenottingham.org.uk
- https://www.asklion.co.uk/kb5/nottingham/directory/advice.page?id=XMqDiqyiDb0
Age UK
Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire (Advice only available to households with a resident who is of state pension age)
Tel. 0115 6976314
Email. householdsupportfund@ageuknotts.org.uk
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
Food Banks
FoodPrint
foodprint Sneinton | 101 Sneinton Road, NG2 4QL Open: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10:00am - 4:30am
foodprint Radford | Units 4-5 Forest Court, Gamble Street, NG7 4EX | Open: Monday to Thursday 10am - 4pm
Hygiene Bank
How to redeem Supermarket Vouchers
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