Applications have reopened to a cost of living hardship fund, which has already helped hundreds of households in greatest need in the borough.

RBWM has been working with 18 frontline community partners to offer a range of support to residents who are struggling financially and having to make very difficult choices around household expenditure, such as food, rent, energy or other essentials.

The Borough has secured a further £587,905.21 from the DWP Household Support Fund and are working with those partners to identify residents in severe financial hardship to receive a cash payment of £145.

Residents should contact one of the community partners to be put forward for support – you cannot apply directly to us. People who received a payment under the previous round of this fund, which closed in March 2024, can now reapply by contacting the community partner which put them forward before. 

Contact details for the community partners are on this website. This latest round of funding remains open until 30 September 2024, or until the money is fully distributed, with payments made to eligible residents on a first-come-first-served basis. For more information, and on the further support available read here.