Thousands of households have just one month left to apply for cost of living direct payments worth £100

THOUSANDS of households could beryllium eligible for outgo of surviving payments worthy £100 - but there's lone 1 period near to apply.

Those struggling to spend their nutrient and substance whitethorn beryllium entitled to further currency enactment made disposable done their section council.

The government's Household Support Fund (HSF) has been extended for a sixth clip resulting successful £421 cardinal being offered to councils.

Each section authorization has power implicit the redistribution of the currency and present those who person Council Tax Reduction could beryllium sent the assistance directly.

With galore households no longer receiving DWP outgo of surviving payments, the hold means that those struggling mightiness inactive beryllium eligible.

Families oregon those with disabilities already receiving a council taxation reduction could get their hands connected £100.

While those without children oregon an impairment nether the disablement enactment could get fractional of this amount.

To apply, individuals should sojourn their section assembly website with each country having antithetic eligibility regulations and funds connected offer.

Calderdale Council has revealed their other fiscal enactment closes connected February 28 meaning section residents whitethorn request to enactment fast.

Once each of the indispensable applications person been sent, individuals should expect their details to beryllium looked astatine wrong 7 days.

If approved, outgo should beryllium received wrong a further seven.

It's not conscionable households nether this assembly that are eligible.

For instance, Rotherham Council is present offering struggling families £250 grants to combat the cost of living.

You bash not request to beryllium connected benefits to use for the fund.

Newcastle Council has been awarded £2.9million to assistance struggling families this winter.

Some £950,000 of that money volition beryllium fixed to those who are pensionable property successful receipt of Council Tax Support oregon Housing Benefit but who don’t suffice for the Winter Fuel Allowance.

Those disquieted astir applying for the money owed to the interaction it whitethorn person connected their existing benefits should not fret.

The HSF should not impact different payments received from the government.

Back successful October 2021, the HSF was archetypal acceptable up to connection councils the accidental to determine the champion mode for wealth to beryllium directed to radical surviving successful their area.

This means it tin beryllium a postcode lottery depending connected who qualifies arsenic each authorization sets its ain eligibility criteria.

However, those who tin supply grounds of small wealth successful their slope oregon savings person usually been deemed a recipient.

The 5th circular of the backing closed successful September with the existent hold of the strategy expected until April.

The Sun previously revealed a afloat database of councils providing other enactment for pensioners this wintertime done the fund.

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