Household Support Fund

The government's Household Support Fund was introduced in September 2021 to offer financial assistance to those in financial crisis for food, fuel, water and other essentials. 

The Government has confirmed an extension of the Household Support Fund (seventh round).

Household Support Fund - seventh round - available until 31 March 2026

The latest and seventh round of Household Support Funding (HSF) has been announced and runs between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026. The amount allocated to Surrey County Councill is £9.3m  which is a 12% reduction on previous rounds. 

This latest round of funding will be allocated directly from Surrey County Council via organisations and schemes in Surrey to provide services and support to residents in Surrey in the best way. Districts and borough councils in Surrey have not been allocated any Household Support Funding (HSF) this year, so will no longer be operating local schemes.

Everyday Essentials E-voucher Scheme

Surrey County Council have launched their Everyday Essentials E-voucher Scheme. This has been set up to provide financial support to those people who may be finding it difficult to afford essentials such as food and toiletries (period products, soap and so on).

The scheme will be open in monthly application windows starting from Wednesday 1 October 2025 until Tuesday 31 March 2026. If the total amount of funds available are allocated before Tuesday 31 March 2026 no further application windows will be made available. 

For more information on this scheme (including eligibility criteria and how to apply) and other support available from the Household Support Fund please see Surrey County Council's website. 

For information about other support and advice available to help with the cost of living you can visit:

• the Government’s cost of living page
• our cost of living page for more information about the local support and advice available

Household Support Fund - sixth round 

This round closed on 31 March 2025.

We were allocated £103,000 from Surrey County Council to be spent by 31 March 2025. We have distributed this grant in a range of different ways to reach our most vulnerable households.

The funds were allocated to a number of voluntary and community sector organisations who support residents with meeting daily needs, such as food, clothing and utilities.

Household Support Fund - fifth round

This round closed on 30 September 2024.

We were allocated £207,000 from Surrey County Council which was distributed in a range of different ways to reach our most vulnerable households.

Household Support Fund – fourth round

This round closed on 31 March 2024.

We were allocated £512k from Surrey County Council which was distributed in a range of different ways to reach our most vulnerable households.

Household Support Fund – previous rounds

During the third round, which ended on 31 March 2023, we supported 2,745 financially vulnerable households with:

• supermarket vouchers distributed through Raven Housing Trust and Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead
• top-up payments provided through a number of local organisations
• grants to several local charities to help them to provide extra support locally

During the second round, which  ended on 30 September 2022, we supported 2,451 financially vulnerable households with:

• one-off £110 payments to households with someone over 65 years old currently claiming Council Tax Reduction
• funding to food clubs and other local voluntary sector partners to provide support locally

During the first round ending 31 March 2022, we supported 4,294 financially vulnerable households with:

• supermarket vouchers to households with children receiving Council Tax Reduction and to households referred to the scheme by other Council departments or our partners (Raven Housing and Citizen Advice Reigate & Banstead)
• grants to local voluntary and community organisations and food clubs to deliver targeted help, such as hot meals and essential items to people struggling financially
• Support to cover housing costs through our housing team where no other funding or support was available