Latest Round of Household Support Fund Launched

Ribble Valley Borough Council has received £158,983 to issue to local residents who meet the funding criteria.

Eligible households who need financial help and have a combined household income of less than £35,000 per year can apply for a food voucher ranging in value from £200 to £500 depending on circumstances.

Nicola Hopkins, the council’s director of economic development and planning, said: “This latest round of funding will provide further much-needed support to local vulnerable residents who are most in need of help with the cost of essentials.

 

“I would encourage everyone who is eligible to complete the application form as soon as possible.”

The following vouchers are available:

• £200 for single households
• £300 for households with two or more adults
• £500 for households with children (a household with a child is a household with any person under the age of 19 at the time of the award or a person aged 19 or over who is the subject of a child-related benefit)

The scheme will run while funding is available and vouchers will be distributed on a first-come basis.

Only one application can be made per household.

Priority is being given to new applicants, with households who received a voucher through HSF5 (April 2024-September 2024) only being eligible for HSF7 from 1st October.

Anyone who received a voucher as part of the HSF6 round (October 2024-March 2025) will not be eligible to apply for this latest round of vouchers.

HSF was introduced in October 2021 and there have been several rounds of funding since then.

Last October the Government announced that HSF would be extended nationwide for a further 12 months (from April 2025).

Under HSF6 almost 300 households in Ribble Valley were issued supermarket vouchers totalling nearly £100,000.

For further information or to apply for funding visit Help for Households