Household Support Fund

The Household Support Fund, provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), for the period 1^st April 2023 to 31^st March 2024 has now ended.

We will provide further updates on this page with more information for the additional 6 months’ funding announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget 2024, once the Government Guidance has been reviewed.

Other support:

• If you have an immediate need for food, contact 0161 342 8355. For information on foodbanks and community pantries see Food banks and community pantries (tameside.gov.uk)
• You can find more information on the other cost of living support available at the Government’s Cost of Living Hub (https://www.gov.uk/cost-of-living)
• ‘Helping Hand Tameside’ can help you find local support services to give you a helping hand with the cost of living, your mental health and wellbeing: Helping Hand Tameside- find help local to you

 Local organisations to contact if you are experiencing financial hardship:

• Citizens Advice - Citizens Advice Tameside - Free, confidential and impartial advice (tamesidecab.org.uk) - 0300 330 5457
• Welfare Rights -  Welfare Rights at Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council - 0800 074 9985 (Monday and Wednesday 9.30am – 12.30pm)