The scheme will reopen within weeks
A cost of living scheme will reopen within weeks
Households struggling as the cost of living crisis rumbles on can get access to extra cash.
As part of the Government’s Household Support Fund, you could get held with essential costs from your local council.
The extra payment could help if you are struggling to pay for energy and water bills, food or other essential items.
Gov.uk says: “Funding is aimed at anyone who’s vulnerable or cannot pay for essentials.
“You do not have to be getting benefits to get help from your local council.
“If you get benefits, they will not be affected if you get a payment from a Household Support Fund scheme.”
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The Household Support Fund is a scheme from the Department for Work and Pensions where funding is issued to councils, who distribute the support to those in need.
Applications in Birmingham for the £200 cost of living payments are expected to open within weeks.
Birmingham City Council says: “The current round of funding closed to new applications on March 31, 2025.
“Enquiries are expected to reopen in June 2025.”
To be eligible, you must be a Birmingham resident, be able to demonstrate that your household is experiencing financial hardship – in particular covering food and energy costs – and your household must not have received a £200 grant payment in the last 12 months.
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In Birmingham, the scheme is is run in partnership between the city council and Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC).
BVSC said: “Please be advised that enquiries will reopen in June 2025.
“If you are not currently on the waiting list, and it has now been 12 months since your household last received a grant payment, you will be able to submit a new enquiry once the scheme reopens in June 2025.”