Households have just weeks left to apply for £350 cost of living cash this winter – are you eligible?

HOUSEHOLDS have just weeks left to apply for £350 cost of living cash this winter.

Hard-up families can claim the cash via the government’s Household Support Fund (HSF).

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The money is dished out from a pot of £842million by the Department of Work and Pensions.

Each council is allocated a portion of the money to distribute to cash-strapped families who make less than £50,000.

Grants you can claim depend on your location, so you’ll have to check how much you can get and how your council will pay you.

Some local authorities are making bank transfers while others are offering help in the way of food or utility bill vouchers.

East Riding Council in Yorkshire is dishing out payments to a number of eligible households, but you need to apply before January 26.

Bank transfers worth £350 will be made automatically to those receiving council tax support and:

• living in a property that has an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of F, G or H, and a member of your household is disabled, or
• where you or your partner are aged between 18-24 and you are responsible for paying council tax.

Applications are also open for working households, which means you will be eligible for support if:

• you are working, but not in receipt of any benefits, and
• your income is below £28,000 per year for single households and under £33,000 per year for other households, and
• you have under £6,000 in savings or in a bank account.

Meanwhile, unpaid carer households are eligible for help, so if:

• you are an East Riding resident (you receive a council tax bill from East Riding of Yorkshire Council)
• you are an unpaid adult carer and the person you care for is in receipt of a disability payment, and
• your income is below £28,000 per year for single households and under £33,000 per year for other households, and
• you have under £6,000 in savings or in a bank account.

Both working and unpaid carer households will receive a payment of £350 in their bank accounts, but they have to apply via East Riding Council’s website.

Payments will be made within 20 days of applications being submitted.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk