East Lindsey
Household Support Funding For East Lindsey - Status: OPEN
We have been working with East Lindsey District Council for the last 2 years to distribute some of their Household Support Funding.
Applications opened on Monday 6th January 2025 with funding potentially available until March 2025 (subject to availability, as funds may be fully allocated before this date).
Successful applicants may receive supermarket vouchers valued at up to £150.
To learn more about this scheme, please read the criteria and answer the eligibility questions at the beginning of the application form. This will provide full details of the offer, help you check your eligibility, and allow you to submit the information our team needs to assess your application.
If you are an East Lindsey resident and are struggling financially, please visit Cost of Living Support – East Lindsey District Council or speak with an advisor at your local Citizens Advice on 0808 278 7904
You can also access help through a variety of support services outlined on our main Household Support Fund page or in the Money Saving Guide.
Please note this is not immediate emergency funding we remind you that it can take up to 8 weeks for an outcome.
Criteria
It is important that you read and understand the criteria of the fund before applying, if you have any additional needs to support with this please contact a member of the team on 01529 572 575 or email hsf@lincolnshirecf.co.uk
- THIS GRANT APPLICATION IS OPEN TO EAST LINDSEY RESIDENTS ONLY
- PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE IN THE HIGHEST NEED OF SUPPORT.
- GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED AS SUPERMARKET E-GIFT CARDS VIA E-MAIL OF VALUE £100-150 DEPENDING ON HOUSEHOLD SIZE
- PLEASE NOTE: THIS SCHEME WILL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO 1 APPLICATION PER HOUSEHOLD. THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY GRANT SCHEME AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE ASSESSED MONTHLY
Priority Groups
We anticipate that this fund will be heavily oversubscribed. As a result, East Lindsey District Council has proposed additional criteria to prioritise applications during the assessment process
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE
Not received support in last round (2024) AND
· Low income (under £40k for household) & no savings
AND (AT LEAST) ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
· change in circumstance / unforeseen event
· pensioner
· significant health condition or disability affecting daily life
· single parent
· have caring responsibilities for someone with health conditions or disability.
IMPORTANT NOTICE, PLEASE READ PRIOR TO APPLICATION
Please familiarise yourself with the full process prior to application, noting that our team will be in touch with you within 8 weeks of the application to give your outcome. Not all applications will be successful and the decision is final. Only 1 application per Household will be processed, any duplicates will be automatically declined.
Each application is assessed by a member of our grants team on its own individual merit, it is therefore important you give as much detail as you can about your current situation.
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).
