Household support fund

We'll be making payments to low income households during 2023/24 as part of the household support fund.

Low income households who are eligible for this extra financial help include:

Care Leavers

Care Leavers under the age of 25 and still resident in Cheshire West and Chester. A £100 payment will be automatically issued to households meeting this eligibility criteria.

Pensioners

We will issue a £100 payment to low-income pensioner households. We will use DWP records to identify pensioner households in receipt of either Pension Credit or Guaranteed Credit. A £100 payment will be automatically issued to households meeting this eligibility criteria.

Residents with caring responsibilities

We will commit to providing support Carers. It will use available data to identify carers who provide at least 35hr a week caring for someone who is ill or has a disability. A £100 payment will be automatically issued to households meeting this eligibility criteria.