Household Support Fund - Final Round

Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions on behalf of the UK government, the Household Support Fund scheme supports vulnerable Kent households in need of help with significantly rising living costs. The Government has announced that this current round of HSF funding will be the last.

This final round of Household Support Fund will provide Winter Food or Energy support, and will run from January to end February 2026, offering an online public application route that enables individual self-referral, or professional referrals on behalf of individuals requiring digital assistance, to be made.

This scheme has provisionally been scheduled to open for online applications from Mid-day on Thursday 8th January 2026 and will close at Mid-day Thursday 26th February 2026. These dates are subject to change at short notice. The Scheme may close earlier if all the available HSF funds are allocated, therefore early application is recommended.

There is a limited amount of funding available for this scheme and funds will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Support is offered on a one award per ‘household’ basis, therefore applications from more than one resident deemed to be within the same household will not be approved.

Find out more here.

https://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/cost-of-living-support/urgent-financial-help-and-extra-support/household-support-fund