Household Support Fund

Household Support Fund 2025 / 26

We have received funding from the UK Government's Household Support Fund.

This funding will be used to support our residents between April 2025 and March 2026:

Free School Meal Vouchers for School Holidays

We will provide children entitled to free school meals with food vouchers for

• Easter School Holidays 2025
• May Half Term
• Summer School Holidays
• October Half Term
• Christmas Holidays
• February Half Term 2026

Support for Pensioners on low income

We will support 3700 households in receipt of Council Tax Support and or Housing Benefit who will not qualify for the Government's Winter Fuel Allowance. 

We will contact those eligible directly in December with information on when and how much they will receive.

Hardship payments for residents in significant financial difficulty.

This element is currently closed.

Support of localised Cost of Living and discretionary schemes.

Funding will also be used to support local cost of living and discretionary schemes being delivered by Newcastle City Council.

Other support available

There is a range of information about the support available for people and families during the Cost of Living

Further information on the support available to help you with the cost of living, can be found on the UK Government's cost of living hub Gov.uk: Cost of living support.