Round 4 of the Household Support Fund (HSF) will reopen for applications at 10am on Tuesday 4 July 2023 for low-income households in the Dorset Council area.
The support will be in the form of supermarket vouchers. Citizens Advice will be allocating this fund on behalf of Dorset Council and vouchers will be issued to residents who meet the eligibility criteria within 6 – 8 weeks.
Dorset Council households will be able to apply if they have:
- an annual household net income of less than £30,000 and
- savings of less than £16,000 and
- not applied for a previous HSF payment within the last 6 months
Calculations for the annual net income should not include Personal Independence Payments, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Carers Allowance or Child Benefit. Applications are limited to one per household.
Cllr Laura Beddow, Dorset Council Portfolio Holder for Culture, Communities and Customer Services said:
“I am happy to announce the reopening of Round 4 of the Household Support Fund, offering much needed assistance to low-income households in the Dorset Council area. By providing supermarket vouchers, we’re making sure our residents have access to the essentials. My thanks go to our partners Citizens Advice, who have been swiftly allocating the funds to eligible residents. Please remember the window for applications usually closes on the same day, so apply as soon as possible once the form opens.
If you do miss out on this window, another will open on Wednesday 2 August 2023 at 10am”
If applicants need help completing the form, they can telephone Customer Services on 01305 221000 or visit a customer access point.
I’ve been trying to apply for the HSF fund. It just seams impossible
Hi Christine, with Household Support Fund applications today, there has been significant traffic to the website which is causing delays. Please bear with us and try again shortly. Thank you for your patience.
I aply last October and it really helped as I m a pensioner living on my own. I have tried again in June and July and just couldn’t get into the application site. I don’t understand the Internet and never buy on line a nd now feel a s this help is out of reach for me. Can it only be applied for on line
Thank you for your comment and I am sorry to hear you were not able to get into the application form. When the next window opens, Wednesday 2 August at 10am, if you were to call Dorset Council Customer Services, they will be able to assist with applying for the fund. Customer Services contact number is 01305 221 000. Many thanks, Ollie.
Hi, I applied for the hsf on 2nd September, which was accepted, when am I likely to receive it? Sorry I meant 2nd August.
Thank you for your comment. If you contact the team here, hsf@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk, they will be able to help you and see where your application is at.
Hello I would like to apply for food voucher
Thank you for comment, applications open today at 10am and you can apply via the link below once it opens: https://hsf.edpcitizensadvice.org.uk/
when an apply for help with food voucher it was a great help to me at the beginning of this year thankyou as i live alone
Thank you for the food voucher. I too live alone and am struggling with all the high cost of living. It really did help me. Will you be doing it again soon? Thank you very much again.
Thank you for comment and I am happy to hear the food vouchers helped you. Once you have received your vouchers, you will be able to reapply after 6 months. Many thanks, Ollie