Get Help with Food, Gas, Electric and Water

Published Monday 14 November, 2022
Last updated on Thursday 24 November, 2022

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):

For support with utility bill debt voucher (in line with fund criteria):

Household Support Fund (children-families.org)

Support for pensionable aged residents

If you’ll reach state pension age by 31^st March 2023 and you need help with hot meals, shopping for food or digital support,please contact Age UK Faversham & Sittingbourne (also covering Sheppey) by telephone on 01795 532766 or email hsf@ageukfs.org.uk.