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Get Help with Food, Gas, Electric and Water
Published Saturday 1 April, 2023
Last updated on Tuesday 16 May, 2023
Household Support Fund
You may be eligible for help with your food and the cost of utilities through the Household Support Fund.
Funded by UK Government, the scheme is for those most in need of support to help with significantly rising living costs.
Swale Borough Council will be working with local organisations to deliver support with food and fuel provision through a network of established agencies within the Borough.
Who can we help
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a Swale resident
- Be Aged over 16 or as part of a household application
- Be at risk because you do not have access funds to support you
- Have less than £500 in your bank account
What you’ll get
- Food parcel
- Fuel vouchers for pre-paid meters
- Vouchers for billed utility accounts
- Information and guidance
How to apply
For access to emergency food provision in the form of a food parcel, please contact the food bank in your area:
- Sheerness (Family Food Bank), email hsf@children-families.org or call 01795 889233
- Sittingbourne (Swale Food Bank), email info@swale.foodbank.org.uk or call 07486 370709
- Multicultural (Diversity House), email info@diversityhouse.org.uk or call 01795 420455
Other food support in Faversham
- Faversham (West Faversham Community Association), email support@westfavershamca.org or call 01795 537321
- Faversham Foodbank email info@faversham.foodbank.org.uk or call 07938720604
For support with a pre-paid gas or electricity meter vouchers (in line with the Fuel Bank Foundation criteria):
Support for pensionable aged residents
If you’ll reach state pension age by 31st March 2023 and you need help with hot meals, shopping for food or digital support, please contact
- Age UK Faversham & Sittingbourne by telephone on 01795 532766 or email hsf@ageukfs.org.uk.
- Age UK Sheppey by email admin@ageuksheppey.co.uk
Can your utility company help?
Most utility providers can support people who are struggling to pay their bills including Southern Water:
Contact your provider to ask them about their emergency fund and what support is available.
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