Household Support Fund
Extra help is available for households in Brighton & Hove struggling to pay for food, energy and other essential costs.
Extra help is available for households in Brighton & Hove struggling to pay for food, energy and other essential costs this year.
The funding is part of the UK Government’s Household Support Fund. Due to the limited nature of this fund, we are only able to make one award to each household.
We will not be able to accept subsequent applications to this fund from the same household.
The funding does not provide cash. We'll offer vouchers or find another way to help you access essential goods and services.
The funding is also being used to provide food support in the city. This includes the vouchers for families who receive free school meals during the holidays, and the support available through Children’s Centres and community organisations.
You can also find information on help to pay for energy bills and further advice on support with the cost of living on gov.uk.
Due to high levels of demand, we may not be able to help every household who applies. We may also need to contact you to provide further evidence to support your application.
How to apply for help
If you receive benefits and need help to pay for essentials, apply for help from our Local Discretionary Social Fund.
If you already claim Housing Benefit or Universal Credit and need extra help to pay your Council Tax, apply for discretionary council tax support.
Community help and advice
You can also get help and advice through these community organisations:
- Ageing Well (Impact Initiatives)
- Brighton & Hove Food Partnership
- Black & Minority Ethnic Community Partnership
- Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project
- The Bevy
- Bevendean Food Bank
- Brighton Grub Hub
- Brightstore
- Carers Centre
- Case Central
- Children's Centres
- Chomp (One Church)
- Cornerstone
- East Brighton Food Co-op
- Food and Friendship
- Hangleton & Knoll Project
- Hollingbury Food Bank at the Gathering Place
- Justlife
- Lunch Positive
- Old Boat Community Centre
- Pankhurst Pantry
- Salvation Army
- Sussex Homeless Support
- Switchboard
- Trust for Developing Communities
- Voices in Exile
- Warmth for Wellbeing (CAB)
- YMCA Downslink Youth Advice Centre
For any further advice, please email communityhubhelp@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Cost of living donations
If you’d like to make donation to help local appeal to help people in poverty in Brighton & Hove with their food and energy costs through vouchers, food parcels and low energy items, please donate to the Brighton & Hove Cost of Living action appeal.
This fund has been set up by Brighton & Hove Citizen’s Advice and Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, with the support of Brighton & Hove City Council.
Any donation you give will go directly towards helping people in the city struggling to make ends meet.