You must be a Birmingham Resident, BVSC warns, with the Household Support Fund from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) reopening on June 1
You must be a Birmingham Resident, BVSC warns, with the Household Support Fund from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) reopening on June 1
UK households are being handed £200 Cost of Living payments – as long as they haven’t had one previously. You must be a Birmingham Resident, BVSC warns, with the Household Support Fund from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) reopening on June 1.
You must be able to demonstrate that your household is experiencing financial hardship, and in particular covering food and energy costs. Your household must not have received a £200 grant payment in the last 12 months.
Organisers state: “Please be aware that you may be asked to provide proof of address and proof of means-tested benefits (if you are in receipt of them) as part of your grant application.”
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It adds: “Please note that BVSC or Birmingham City Council does NOT send text messages to applicants or those on the waiting list asking you to clink on a link and provide your bank details. This is a scam and is not associated with the Hardship Grant Community Fund or any other Household Support Fund activity.
“The HSF Hardship Grants Community Fund network operate a zero-tolerance approach to abusive language, bullying and harassment. If any of these behaviours are observed during your application, with any member of our HSF team, your grant application will not be completed.
“Our zero-tolerance approach means that any demonstrated incidents of harassment, bullying behaviour or use of abusive language will be regarded seriously and your application will not be progressed.
“Please respect the time and hard work our HSF team are dedicating to help support as many households as possible during this cost-of-living crisis.
“You do not need to pay any fee to apply for a Hardship Grant. Should any organisation request a fee from you to apply, please do not give them any personal details and contact BVSC immediately to report them.
“Please be advised that each household is only eligible to receive one £200 grant payment in a 12-month period. e.g. If you received a £200 payment on 28th February 2024, you cannot make another application until 1st March 2025. Any enquiry submitted before your eligibility date will be rejected.
“The application system actively monitors submitted applications looking for signs of fraud and details of any attempts to make fraudulent applications and/or fraudulently receive grant funding may be shared with West Midlands Police.
“Receiving a grant from this fund will not impact on any other benefits you may be receiving or may be entitled to.
“Grant payments are made directly into a bank account in the applicant’s name. If you do not currently have a bank account, please click the link below for details on how to open a Basic Bank Account.”