Tandridge District Council launches cost-of-living help fund | EUROtoday

Low earnings households in part of Surrey can now apply for brand new help funding.

Residents with low incomes within the Tandridge District Council catchment space can request a grant to assist with dwelling prices from 10:00 GMT on Monday.

Eligible households with out youngsters can apply for £125 whereas these with youngsters can request £225.

The council mentioned purposes could be processed on a primary come, first served foundation and would shut as soon as all the cash has been allotted.

Applicants have to be aged 16 or over, stay within the Tandridge district and be in monetary issue and struggling to fulfill the price of important objects, the council mentioned.

Those who apply for different grants, corresponding to Surrey County Council’s e-voucher family help fund, are nonetheless in a position to obtain the funding from Tandridge.

Unlike the county council’s e-voucher scheme, Tandridge mentioned it might deposit money into individuals’s financial institution accounts to offer them better flexibility over how the cash was used.

Tandridge is paying for its new scheme with £150,000 of its funds. The Surrey County Council fund is paid for by the Department for Work and Pensions.

The county council’s scheme, which runs every month, would beforehand go the cash to native councils to problem to residents.

Now, residents should apply to the county council straight. This funding scheme additionally opens on Monday.

The chief of the Tandridge District Council, Catherine Sayer, mentioned: “Residents can apply to both Tandridge District Council’s winter support scheme and Surrey County Council’s essential e-voucher scheme, as they are run separately.

“Our help is supplied as a money deposit right into a checking account somewhat than a grocery store e-voucher, giving residents extra flexibility in how they use the cash.

“The payment levels were set to allow us to support as many residents as possible within a total funding pot of £150,000.”

Through the county council’s scheme, a family with out youngsters can apply for a £200 grocery store voucher, whereas these with youngsters are eligible for a £300 voucher.