Household support grant

Hounslow Council is urging residents struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic to apply for help and assistance to buy basics such as food. Working in partnership with Liberata, the Local Authority Emergency Assistance Grant supports people who are struggling to afford food and other essentials due to current COVID-19 pandemic. Anyone living in the London Borough of Hounslow can apply for assistance and will be awarded support if they meet the criteria. Each grant scheme has its own criteria which applicants should review before applying. A Hounslow resident is classed as someone who is living in the borough and able to provide documentary evidence to confirm their address or has secured a private tenancy which they can prove.

The Household Support Grant provides households with payments to help with essentials such as food and utilities.

You can receive:

• financial awards to cover the cost of foods that cannot be sourced via a food bank or other essentials.
• cost of food or other household supplies that are not routinely available via food banks that operate in - the borough the cost of meeting health related special dietary needs
• replacement essential white goods/household equipment e.g. a cooker or microwave, fridge or fridge freezer
• funding for utility bills to enable the cooking of food and care for vulnerable members of the household.

Depending on your circumstances we may provide one off funds or weekly payments for a period of no longer than 1 month on receipt of a claim.

To qualify for the grant, you will need to be a London Borough of Hounslow resident. A Hounslow resident is someone who is living in the borough and can provide documentary evidence to confirm their address or has secured a private tenancy from which they can provide evidence of residency in the Borough.

To qualify for this grant, you must be able to prove and provide one of the below as evidence. You have:

• applied for Universal Credit or Housing benefit and awaiting the processing of the claim;
• successfully claimed Universal Credit or Housing benefits;
• been asked to self-isolate by a Test & Trace service and this has significantly reduced your household income; or
• household income that has been significantly reduced as a result of the corona virus, so that the household is struggling to meet the needs of a family member who has higher than average living costs due to a disability or ill health.

You will also be required to provide supporting documents as listed below:

• only provide the evidence that matches your circumstances
• a recent bank statement to show reduction in income. This will also be used to confirm your bank details
• evidence of an application for benefits evidence of being asked to self-isolate