Aldi, Asda, M&S, Morrisons shoppers getting free £300 to spend in store

UK households who shop in Aldi, Asda, M&S and Morrisons are getting £300 supermarket vouchers for the Cost of Living. With the Household Support Fund scheme, each local council decides what help they will offer and Leicestershire County Council is providing vouchers to help with the cost of food and energy.

It explained: "If you are in receipt of food vouchers, you will receive instructions on how to claim your vouchers online. The code must be used to get the full amount of vouchers in one go. The vouchers are valid for three months from the date they are sent to you by Evouchers.

"If you are struggling to access your vouchers because you don’t have access to the internet or a mobile device to receive and store the vouchers on, and don’t have any friends or family to help, then your vouchers will be sent to the professional submitting your application."

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Food vouchers can be used in any of these supermarkets chains and you can choose the most convenient supermarket for you: Aldi, Asda, Company Shop, Farmfoods, Iceland, John Lewis and Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons.

Sainsbury’s and Tesco complete the list. To be eligible, the applicant must be a resident of Leicestershire over 16 years old and be in a family/household with or without children who are experiencing financial hardship. They must have had their and/or their children’s identity verified by the professional submitting the application.

They must have had their pensionable age verified by the professional submitting the application. They must have had their proof of address verified by the professional (confirming their residence) e.g., benefits letter, bank statement, utility bill, Council Tax bill.

Households with children will get £20 per adult per week, £15 per child per week (for maximum of 2 weeks). Single households will get £25 per week (for maximum of 2 weeks). Multiple adult households will get £20 per adult per week (for maximum of 2 weeks)

Fuel vouchers will see a family household get £98 and single household get £56.