Supermarket vouchers worth up to £75 dished out to hard-up households to use in Aldi, Asda and B&M – how to claim
THOUSANDS of households could be eligible for supermarket vouchers of up to £75 through a council scheme.
The program is being run by West Sussex County Council and is aimed to help support low income locals in the region.
Successful applicants will be awarded different supermarket vouchers depending on the size of their household.
This amounts to £50 for a household with one or more adults and £50 for households with one child.
Homes with two or more children could receive £75.
Supermarkets where the vouchers can be used include Aldi, Asda, B&M, Iceland, M&S, Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
Families wanting to apply can do so through the council’s website and “provide evidence of hardship” with their application.
These documents can include proof of ID, a recent bill as proof of address and residence in West Sussex and evidence of benefits.
However, the council detailed that no cash payments will be given through the scheme and all vouchers are not for resale.
The program was triggered by rising cost of living, including energy, food and essential bills.
Similar programs have been run through the Household Support Fund (HSF) elsewhere in the country.
Another scheme allowed households in Dorset to qualify for a £100 supermarket voucher through the county council.
The HSF was first launched in October 2021 to help struggling Brits pay their way through winter amid the cost of living crisis.
The money is distributed by the Government to councils across England so they can help households in need of some extra support.
Each council gets to decide how they share out their portion of the fund, so what you can get depends on where you live.