Eligible families will get a total of £150 in supermarket vouchers (per child) by the end of winter.
Families can now apply for a £70 voucher for each eligible child and will be able to apply for a further voucher of £80 voucher this winter.
Families with children attending school in Portsmouth in years R to 11 who were eligible for free school meals were given their £70 vouchers by their school before the summer.
Lower income families with children who did not qualify for a voucher from a school before the summer can now apply for a voucher.
The scheme is now open to apply. You can apply for a Household Support Fund Family Voucher if you:
- Are living in the Portsmouth City Council area (PO1-PO6);
- Are receiving Child Benefit for a child born on or after 25 September 2003 or be at least 20 weeks pregnant;
- Did not have receive a £70 voucher in respect of this child from a school between June and September 2023;
- Have a total household earned and unearned income (excluding benefits and tax credits) of below £1,350 in the last month (or £1,246 in the last four weeks if paid weekly)
Apply for a Household Support Fund Family Voucher.
If you are unable to complete an online application or upload proof of your circumstances online, you can make a telephone application by calling our Household Support Fund helpline on 023 9268 8010.
You must submit your application by 24 November 2023. Due to limited funding, the Household Support Fund Family Vouchers may close earlier than this, if all the funds have been given out.
Full details of the scheme are included in the Household Support Fund Family Voucher Scheme Policy.