
Latest round of Household Support Fund available until 31 March 2026
The latest and seventh round of Household Support Funding has been announced and runs between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026.
The amount allocated to Surrey was £9. 3m which is a 12% reduction on previous rounds. The funding is allocated via the Department of Work and Pensions to Surrey County Council to fund schemes and organisations that help those families who are struggling financially in Surrey.
This latest round of funding will be allocated via organisations and schemes in Surrey, by Surrey County Council, to provide services and support to residents in Waverley and across Surrey in the best way.
Further information is available on the Surrey County Council Household Support Fund website page .
Application based scheme
We, and the other borough and district councils across Surrey, will no longer be operating a local Household Support Fund application-based scheme for our residents. In future, Waverley households that meet a certain criteria will need to apply to Surrey County Council. The scheme will open later in the year.
Surrey County Council is developing this new scheme in partnership with the borough and district councils across the County and we will provide further information about how to apply when it is available.
Background information about the Household Support Fund
The Household Support Fund is a national scheme funded by the UK Government. It supports households in England that are most in need with the cost of essentials. These funds are distributed to authorities to be allocated in line with Government guidance.
For the sixth round of the Household Support Fund, 1 September 2024 - 31 March 2025, Waverley Borough Council was allocated £66,145. Some funds were allocated to local organisations to directly help their service users. These are listed below.
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Round 6 grant
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3 Counties Money Advice
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£5,000
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South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service
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£10,000
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Godalming Community Store
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£5,000
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Haslewey Community Store
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£5,000
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Hale Community Centre cupboard
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£5,000
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Home-Start in Waverley
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£10,000
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The remaining funds of £26,145, were available to Waverley residents through our application-based scheme.
Privacy Notice
The Privacy Notice for the Household Support Fund explains what happens to the personal information you provide when you contact Waverley Borough Council.
Update: 22.11.24
SCAM WARNING: Household Support Fund text messages
We have been made aware of scam text messages claiming to be from Government departments asking people to click links to apply for financial support. Advice about avoiding scams, and how to report them, can be found on GOV.UK