UK households being handed free £500 cost of living payment with no benefits necessary
Thousands of households can get free £500 cost of living help. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is awarding grants as part of the Household Support Fund thanks to the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ), it has emerged.
The scheme is administered and managed by Act on Energy on behalf of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. This funding is made available through the Department of Work and Pensions to support people through the cost of living crisis.
The council explained: "For those who have previously applied for funding from the Solihull Energy Household Support Fund more than 6 months ago, you can now re-apply for funding – subject to the conditions set out below. We will let you know if your application has been successful as soon as we can – but this may take a few weeks."
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All homeowners, private rented tenants, and housing association/council tenants can apply for energy vouchers or energy payments if they live in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and have a combined gross household income of no more than £31,000.00 per year.
You must also have no household savings (Pensioners can have up to £5000 in savings per pensioner) and have someone living in the home with a vulnerability. If your household satisfies all of the 4 criteria above, you can apply for support through the Solihull Household Support Fund.
You will need to provide us with evidence of your vulnerability to support your application and send it to solihullhsf@actonenergy.org.uk This could be a photo of medication showing name and address or a vulnerability benefit letter.
The council has spoken out and explained online in its guide for households in the town: "Without this, we are unable to make a payment to you. Your evidence must show your name, address and be dated less than 3 months old."