Household Support Vouchers

Household Support Fund 7 – Extension Announced until April 2026

All vouchers have now been claimed.  

Nottingham City Council is pleased that an extension to the Household Support Fund was extended as HSF7 which will run until 31^st March 2026. The money will be used to support struggling pensioners, families and the city’s most vulnerable households with the increased costs of living through a mix of 3urgent Crisis support and Proactive support programmes.

The £6.2 million funding is provided by Government through Department for Work and Pensions to help vulnerable residents in Nottingham and is designed to provide crisis support and also preventative support where possible.

Applications for the Supermarket and Energy Vouchers for vulnerable residents will go live on the following dates:

• 4^th August 2025 at 10.00am
• 1^st September 2025 at 10.00am
• 6^th October 2025 at 10.00am
• 3^rd November 2025 at 10.00am
• 1^st December 2025 at 10.00am

A total of 800 x £98 energy vouchers and 1,500 x £75 supermarket vouchers will be available at each release. Future dates from January 2026 to March 2026 will be confirmed in December 2025.

Please note that all Supermarket Vouchers Codes issued must be redeemed within 4 weeks or they will expire and not be re-issued. Follow the instructions below on how to redeem your voucher.

How to redeem Supermarket Vouchers

• Information on how to redeem your Supermarket Vouchers

Free School Meal Vouchers for Schools

The council will be providing a one-off FSM Voucher to qualifying children of £50 voucher for the summer holiday period as part of HSF7. Please note that this will be the last FSM voucher issue.

Due to a reduction in funding for this round of HSF7 no further FSM vouchers will be available from September 2026 academic year. Families in receipt of FSM can still access half term support and activities through the Holiday Activity Fund and apply for resident supermarket and energy vouchers in the normal way.

To access Half Term Activities for FSM children please see this website:

Holiday Activity Fund Grant - Nottingham City Council

Other half term help and activities can be found on AskLion here:

 Holidays Activities | Ask Lion - Nottingham City Directory

Community Support Organisations

The following organisations are working in partnership with the council to support vulnerable residents in Nottingham.

Advice Nottingham

Operates six advice centres across the city to provide help and assistance to residents.

• www.citizensadvicenottingham.org.uk
• https://www.asklion.co.uk/kb5/nottingham/directory/advice.page?id=XMqDiqyiDb0

Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

• Website: https://www.mtvh.co.uk/support-and-advice/get-help-with-the-cost-of-living/

Food Banks

Nottingham has a large network of food banks that can provide urgent help If you are in need of food, many operate a referral process. You can find your nearest food bank here:

• Website: Food Banks | Ask Lion - Nottingham City Directory

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

Or Visit Website: Foodprint - Reduced Cost Supermarket

Hygiene Bank

Visit Website: The Hygiene Bank

Help with Energy Efficiency Measures for Nottingham Residents

Nottingham City Council is continuing to provide crisis support for residents with their energy costs through online applications for 2 x £49 Energy Vouchers. Proactive help for residents is also available:

Housing Association Tenants

If you are a Housing Association tenant, you should contact your housing provider first to discuss any schemes they have to support you with reducing your energy costs and improving your homes efficiency. There may also be schemes that can help you on the AskLion webpages below.

Enviroenergy Customer Support

Enviroenergy supplies District Heating to over 5,000 domestic customers in Nottingham. Our dedicated Customer Service Team is trained to provide expert Energy Efficiency advice. If a home visit is required, one of our qualified engineers will attend and offer tailored guidance based on the property size, the number of occupants, and the installed equipment.

Call us: 0115 955 6677
Email: customersupport@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm

Nottingham Energy Partnership

Nottingham Energy Partnership can provide a wide range of help, support and advice for all Nottingham residents who want to reduce their energy bills. You can visit their website or contact them here

Website: Nottingham Energy Partnership

Telephone: 0115 985 9057

Address: Top Floor, Queens Walk Community Centre, Queens Walk, The Meadows, Nottingham, NG2 2DF

Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, 9am – 5.30pm.  On Friday we close at 4:30pm.

Ask Lion – Help with Bills

You can visit the AskLion website for lots of ways to improve your energy efficiency and reduce your household bills, see the link below for more information

Prioritise And Reduce Your Bills | Ask Lion - Nottingham City Directory