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Financial support available to residents
This table lists the financial support that is available to residents to help with the cost of living. It will be updated if new schemes are introduced.
You can find out more about these schemes and the other Cost of Living support available on the Government's website.
Financial support payments update July 2022 Scheme name Details – who is it for? How much money? How to apply? How it is being paid? Who is paying it? Timescales Council tax rebate scheme £150 to help with energy bills. Households in council tax bands A to D.
Council tax rebate scheme information and applyCustomers NOT on council tax direct debit do need to apply online and when application is processed it is paid into bank accounts. Council tax direct debit customers have been paid automatically into bank accounts and do not need to apply. Hastings Borough Council Scheme closes 30 November Household Support Fund Working Age scheme is closed as allocated funding is spent. Pension-age scheme is still open. Can apply for help with food and also for utilities (water and energy). £100 per person for food £150 per household for utilities.
Household support fund informationPensioners need to apply online. The utilities and food payments will be paid into bank accounts. Household support fund pensioners apply Hastings Borough Council Pensioner scheme open until 30 September. Working age scheme closed for applications as allocated funding is spent. £400 Energy bills support scheme £400. Energy direct debit and credit customers will have the money discounted on their account. Pre-payment meters will have the money applied to their meter or paid via a voucher. This replaces the previously announced £200 discount (that would need to be paid back).
Energy support scheme informationNo need to apply. Automatic discounts made on energy bills Energy companies directly off bills Discount will be applied between October 2022 and March 2023 £650 Cost-of-living payments £650 payment for low-income households who receive Universal Credit, income-based Jobseekers Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, working tax credit, child tax credit and pension credit.
Cost of living payments informationNo need to apply. Automatic payment into bank accounts. Department for Work and Pensions The first payment in July for £326. The Second payment in the Autumn for £324 £150 Disability benefit cost of living payment £150. Payment for those on disability benefits and is means tested. This is in addition to the £650 support.
Disability cost of living payments informationNo need to apply. Paid into bank accounts Department for Work and Pensions From September 2022 £300 Winter Fuel Payments £300. If you're entitled to winter fuel payment, will get an extra £300. For lower-income pensioners, who claim pension credit. This is in addition to the £650 support.
Pensioner cost of living payments informationNo need to apply. Paid into bank accounts with normal winter fuel payment. Department for Work and Pensions November or December -
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