Household Support Fund

The Household Support Fund is money from the Government .

The Government gives money to local Councils in England.

Each Council decides how they will use the money to help people in their area.

Your local Council decides what the Household Support Fund money can pay for.

You might be able to use money from the Household Support Fund to help to pay for:

• food
• transport costs
• clothes
• energy or water bills

Your local Council decides who can get help from the Household Support Fund.

You might be able to get help from the Household Support Fund if you are finding it hard to pay for things like:

• food
• transport
• clothes
• energy or water bills

If you get benefits, your benefit money will not change if you get help from the Household Support Fund.

Your local Council will tell you if you can get help from the Household Support Fund.

To find the website for your local Council go to www.gov.uk/find-local-council and type in your postcode.

When you have found your local Council's website, search for Household Support Fund.

Thank you to British Gas Energy Trust for funding.