Help with household costs

Household Support Fund

Cost of living - household

The Household Support Fund is designed to help ease financial pressure on residents with low incomes.

It is short-term financial support to help with food, fuel bills and other related essentials.

See if you are eligible

Everyday Essentials E-voucher

As part of Household Support Fund 7 funding by the Department of Work and Pensions, Surrey County Council have launched the Everyday Essentials E-voucher. Open to eligible Surrey residents who may be struggling with the financial costs of everyday essentials. Eligible residents can receive up to £300 in the form of an E-voucher which can be redeemed at a supermarket retailer of the applicant's choice. 

Applications will be open from Wednesday 1 October 2025 and will be available until March 2026 or until funding runs out. The application portal opens each month from Monday to Friday. It will close once that month’s funding has been fully allocated and reopen again the following month.

For more details, visit Everyday Essentials E-voucher Scheme.