Household Support Fund
The Household Support Fund, is a UK Government initiative, which offers crucial assistance to vulnerable individuals struggling to afford essentials.
In Lincolnshire, this funding is managed by Lincolnshire County Council, which carefully distributes it across schools and early years providers, care leavers in supported accommodation, and the county’s seven District Councils to maximise its impact.
LCF began supporting the distribution of these funds in March 2023 during the fund’s third round, collaborating with district councils in Boston Borough, East Lindsey, and South Holland. We have continued this partnership across successive rounds, working with these councils as well as West Lindsey and South Kesteven to administer the fund’s resources to those most in need. As an independent charity, our ability to provide this support is directly tied to the funding allocated by these District Councils.
We anticipate further news about funding for the sixth round, which will cover the period from 1st October 2024 to 31st March 2025, and will post an update on this page as soon as we receive confirmation and can proceed with distribution.
To find out what support is available in your area, and the criteria please select the District in which you reside using the buttons below. If you are unsure of what district you live in, this will be on any Council Tax statement, or even on your wheelie bin outside.
Please note that this offer of support only covers parts of Lincolnshire – not including North and North East Lincolnshire, City of Lincoln or North Kesteven.
The Household Support Process
Please note that it may take up to 8 weeks to complete the process, not all applications will be successful, those which are not successful will still get a notification from the Grants Team but the process will finish at point 3.
Unsuccessful applicants are reminded that any decision made in your outcome email is final and there is no appeals.
Fill In An Application. Each district page will house a respective application form for Household Support Fund in your area if this is available through us. Completing this form should take 10-15 minutes and will provide us with the details necessary to progress through this process and provide an outcome for your application.
Members of the Lincolnshire Community Foundation Household Support Team will receive your application upon submission. You should receive an email to confirm this. From the point of submission, the assessment process will take up to 4 weeks. We anticipate huge demand for this funding and as a small, independent charity, we are unable to respond to emergency cases. Our team will review your application in this period and decide whether you are eligible and can receive funding or not based on the criteria set in collaboration with district councils. This part of the process may also include a benefits check with the district council, but this will be communicated to you in the application form if this applies to the funding in your area.
Once an outcome has been reached, the team at Lincolnshire Community Foundation will contact you to alert you of the outcome of your application. In our email to you, we will inform you whether your application has been successful or unsuccessful and advise you on the next steps of the process.
If you are unsuccessful, the process will end here. Any decision made in your outcome email is final.
If you are told you are successful, Lincolnshire Community Foundation will then look to get a voucher distributed to you as soon as possible. With the expected demands of the aforementioned process, we would look to get a voucher to you within 2 weeks of the email notifying you of your outcome. We ask that your check all inboxes (including junk and spam) for an email from either Charis or the supermarket themselves with a link to obtain your voucher.
Further help and support
We work alongside many different partners who are providing support to households, whilst this is not a full directory you can find additional help and information on the links below, we would also advise you read the Money Helper Guide, created by the local District Councils and organisations.
The Greater Lincolnshire Food Partnership have collated a list of Lincolnshire foodbanks which is available on their website should you need help with food.
Citizens Advice offer free, confidential and impartial advice to help anyone. This includes support with ensuring you are in receipt of everything you may be entitled to and ensuring you are not being overcharged on things
Turn2Us is a national charity offering information and practical help to people facing financial insecurity.
Step Change Debt Charity offer advice on debt to support people with taking back control of their finances. You are able to call their freephone at 0800 138 1111 or get support through their website
Payplan aim to help people become debt-free through clear, honest advice and debt solutions that work. Their free, simple debt advice can be accessed through their freephone 0800 280 2816 or online.
National Debt line is a free, trusted debt support service. Their advisers are available through a number of means such as their freephone 0808 808 4000 or online through their website
Advice UK is a network of member centres who offer debt advice including specialist advice for minority communities and people with disabilities. Their service can be accessed through their freephone 0300 777 0107 or online
Contact us
If you have any queries about the guidelines or have additional needs in making an application please contact our Team on 01529 572 575 or use the form below to email us.
We kindly request that you DO NOT contact us for updates on your application status unless the full 8-week period has passed. As we anticipate this fund will be heavily oversubscribed, please rest assured that our team is working quickly and efficiently to review each application individually and fairly (this process is not automated).
