Household Support Fund - Round 5
Hardship Grant Community Fund
Please be advised that the Hardship Grant Community Fund scheme is now closed to new enquiries.
If you have already completed the enquiry form, and you have received an email confirming it has been Approved, you will have secured your place on the waiting list. You will be contacted by a member of the HSF team, within the next 6-8 weeks, to complete your full application.
Please be patient whilst the team work through the waiting list. Additionally, please ensure that you have your voicemail turned on, so the team can leave you a message if you miss your call, and that your phone accepts calls from withheld/private numbers.
Please note that completing the enquiry form does not mean that you are automatically entitled to receive a grant payment. Your eligibility will be checked during the application process and you may be required to submit further documents, to verify the details you have supplied as part of your application, before any grant payment is made.
Please be advised that enquiries will reopen in June 2025. If you are not currently on the waiting list, and it has now been 12 months since your household last received a grant payment, you will be able to submit a new enquiry once the scheme reopens in June 2025.
BVSC will be distributing grants of up to £200 to Birmingham households, currently
facing financial hardship, with the funds intended to help households with food
costs and energy payments.
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Who is eligible?
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You must be a Birmingham Resident
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You must be experiencing financial hardship, particularly with regards to
covering costs linked to food and energy -
Your household must not have received a £200 grant payment in the
last 12 months*
Please be aware that you may be expected to provide proof of address and proof of means-tested benefits (if you are in receipt of them) in the case that you are invited to apply.
How do I apply?
To apply, potential applicants will be required to complete the enquiry form, located on the website below, answering questions aimed at determining your suitability for a grant payment. All applicants will be contacted via email on the outcome of their enquiry and next steps.
https://hsfbirmingham.online/
Under no circumstances will you be charged to fill out an application form.
If you are unable to access the website above, then please use the phone number provided below to progress your enquiry.
0121 634 7100
Please be aware that your enquiry will be processed faster if you use the form, so we strongly encourage you to do so if you are able to.
*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 31st May 2023, you cannot make another application until 1st June 2024. Any enquiry received 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 will 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.
What additional support is available?
You can find more information and resources on BCC's Cost of Living Support Page and on the Government’s Cost of Living Hub
You can also find out about what other support may be available for you, as well as finding out useful tips for saving money on the Help for Households campaign page.
You can also apply for support from Birmingham City Council via the Local Welfare Provision scheme