Round 4 of the Household Support Fund (HSF) will reopen for applications at 10am on Tuesday 6 June 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’m really pleased that round 4 of the Household Support Fund (HSF) is opening for applications on Tuesday 6 June 2023 at 10am. The window for applying for the application usually closes within the same day, so please apply as soon as possible once the form opens.
If you do miss out on this window, another will open on 4 July 2023 at 10am”
Residents should apply online. The application form will open at 10am. Find more details including future application window dates here.
If applicants need help completing the form, they can telephone Customer Services on 01305 221000 or visit a customer access point.
