Our Household Support Fund is now closed. We have awarded our entire allocation for this scheme and so will not be able to accept any further applications.
If you have been told your application was successful you will receive payment within 14 days of the date it was awarded.
If your application was approved and you have not received payment within 14 days, please contact the Benefits department on 01323 443500.
Updated 23rd January 2025.
If you receive Universal Credit (that also includes the Housing Costs element), Housing Benefit, or Council Tax Reduction (or getting a SEMI exemption and would otherwise get Council Tax Reductions), we may be able to give you a Household Support Fund (HSF) payment.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to qualify for a payment you must meet all 3 elements of the criteria:
- Applicants must be over 18 years old.
- Applicants must be resident within the Wealden District Council Local Authority area.
- Applicants must be getting either Universal Credit (that also includes the Housing Costs element), Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction (or getting a SEMI exemption and would otherwise get Council Tax Reduction).
Claims will be made through the Ascendant system. Only one application can be paid during the lifetime of the scheme and only one application per household.
There will be two award amounts as follows:
£175 for eligible claims that are Pension Age, but not eligible for a Winter Fuel Payment
£125 for all other eligible claims
The full criteria can be seen below along with the link to make an application online.
If you are unable to make an online application and do not have anyone to help you, please contact the Benefits Service and they will be able to assist you.
Please note that the funding we have been given is limited and the scheme will close on the 31st March 2025 or sooner, if the funds have been exhausted.
How will I be paid?
Payments will be made direct to your bank account by BACS.
Please allow 14 days from the date your application is approved for payment to reach your account.
How do I apply?
This scheme is no longer open for applications.
You can apply via the Apply4Online portal
https://wealden.grantapproval.co.uk/
If you have applied for any financial help in the past using the Apply4Online portal, you can use the same account to make your HSF application.
When you log in you can enter the quick code 658B09