Funded by UK Government

The Household Support Fund is funding made available by the Department for Work and Pensions and is available from 01 October 2024 to 31 March 2025. It is designed to provide rapid short-term financial support to address economic vulnerability and financial hardship.

The fund can be used for many different things such as help with food and utility costs as well as wider essentials.

We are currently working on allocating payments to our residents and will update this page when this work has been completed.

You can still make an application for financial support via our request financial support form.

If you are applying for help you must

  • Be 16 years or over, and
  • Live within boundaries of East Devon District Council (as your main residence); and
  • Evidence being without sufficient resources to meet the immediate short-term needs of yourself or dependents and
  • Be identified from our existing data sets or apply via an application process (whichever is being operated by the district/city council)

Applicants will be need to have a telephone interview with an officer to discuss their application in further detail.

Residents will normally receive help via vouchers, payments made direct to suppliers or through invoices for works being sent directly to East Devon District Council. We will only make a cash payment in exceptional circumstances and once all other payment options have been explored. Any cash payment agreed will be made directly into the applicant’s bank account.

Repeat applications will be considered on a case by case basis.

EDDC’s Financial Resilience Team will be managing the applications, alongside our other available discretionary funding, to help tackle poverty in our district and work towards rebuilding the financial resilience of those who are struggling financially, in line with East Devon’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Further information on the cost of living and help available can be found at Help with the cost of living in Devon - Devon County Council, cost of living support or Financial Support and Advice - East Devon

This round of the Targeted Household Support Fund has now closed.  Please use our request financial support form.

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