Household Support Fund

Online applications are currently closed – an extremely high volume of applications have been received – the team are working to process applications in a timely manner. We appreciate your patience and an update will be published here when applications are due to re-open.
 
Drop in support sessions are available each Tuesday and Thursday morning, 9am-12:30pm, on Level 1 of Tameside One (above Ashton library), Market Ground, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 0GS.
 
All applicants are required to provide:

• A bank statement from the last three months, confirming your address in Tameside
• National Insurance Numbers and income details for all household members

This is not an emergency fund and a number of checks are required before assessment can be completed. You will receive notification once your application has been processed, or if any further information is required

Please note: Only one award can be granted per household in the funding period October 2022 to March 2023, where additional Cost of Living support has been received, except in exceptional circumstances.
 

Please read all of the information on this web page, then click here to apply: https://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/f1352hsfa.asp

 

Support requests can be made to the below categories: 

Food	£35 per person in household	If emergency support is needed a link to Food Banks is available further down this page
Energy & Water	£200 per household	To support with energy & water bills
Essentials linked to Energy & Water	£50 per person in household	Includes, but not limited to, sanitary products, warm clothing, blankets & essential household equipment (where this cannot be sourced through other provision).
Wider Essentials / Household Costs	Assessed on application	Applicants can apply for one off payments in exceptional cases of genuine emergency, where all other avenues of support have been considered and/or exhausted.  This additional funding is extremely limited and will take additional time to process.

This is a limited, fixed fund available until 31^st March 2023 or when funds are exhausted.  Please note: this is not an emergency fund and a number of checks are required before assessment can be completed. You will receive notification once your application has been processed, or if any further information is required.
 

For further information and Guidance on the Household Support Fund visit www.tameside.gov.uk/householdsupportfundguidance Funding for the Household Support Fund is provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is administered by Local Authorities under the Guidance set by Government and DWP as published here Household Support Fund (1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023): final guidance for county councils and unitary authorities in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) To contact the Household Support Fund team please email householdsupportfund@tameside.gov.uk

 

Other Support

If you need access to support immediately a list of Food Banks is available by clicking on this link: Food banks and community pantries (tameside.gov.uk)

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: A Helping Hand- Financial, Wellbeing and Benefit support in Tameside

To contact Customer Services please email customer.services@tameside.gov.uk or call 0161 342 8355