Household Support Fund

The government's Household Support Fund was introduced in September 2021. Five rounds of funding have been distributed by councils in England to directly support vulnerable households with meeting daily needs, such as food, clothing and utilities. 

The Government has recently announced an extension of the Household Support Fund (sixth round), which will run to the end of March 2025. 

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

• the Government’s cost of living page https://www.gov.uk/cost-of-living
• our cost of living page for more information about the local support and advice available 

Household Support Fund - sixth round

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.

Supermarket and fuel vouchers 

Please note that all food and fuel vouchers have now been allocated and there are no more available from our referral partners. 

Supermarket and fuel vouchers to pay for food or utilities were offered through our referral partners to residents who are struggling financially due to a low income, loss of employment or delays in benefits. The vouchers were intended to address immediate crisis, while other longer term preventative measures  were supported.

If you are suffering from financial hardship, and are in need or support please see our cost of living pages for information of support in the borough. 

Other support

Citizens advice Reigate and Banstead will be providing face to face drop in advice sessions in some harder to reach areas. For further details visit their website Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead or call them on 0808 278 7945. 

Some local voluntary or community organisations and Food Clubs have either been grant funded to provide essentials, food or fuel support to continue their support to residents in need.

Our housing team will be supporting households they are already working with to cover housing costs where no other funds/support are available.

Contact communitypartnerships@reigate-banstead.gov.uk with any questions about grants or more advice on organisations who may be able to provide you with support. 

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