£200 cost of living payments set to start arriving in bank accounts
New cost of living payments are set to start arriving in bank accounts from today.
Birmingham council's Hardship Grant Community Fund scheme has reopened for applications.
The scheme hands out £200 payments, known as 'hardship grants', to households struggling with everyday living costs.
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It reopened on June 23 after new round of funding was received from the government's Household Support Fund (HSF).
The HSF, delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is issued to local authorities across the country.
Councils are able to draw up their own schemes using the funding, such as the hardship grants made available in Birmingham.
Birmingham council said the scheme is expected to remain open through until the end of March 2026, when the latest round of HSF funding - round seven - comes to an end.
In order to be eligible for the hardship grants, Birmingham council said residents must meet three pieces of criteria, which are:
Applicants must be a Birmingham Resident
Households must be able to demonstrate they're experiencing financial hardship, particularly with covering food and energy bills
Applicants must not have received a hardship grant payment in the past 12 months
Households wishing to apply for a hardship grant can do so by visiting this page here.
The council said applicants can expect to be contacted by a member of its team within three to four weeks of making an application.
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