THOUSANDS of households have just a week left to redeem £75 of vouchers or risk missing out on free cash.
The money is available to help hard-up Brits through the cost of living crisis and can be used on food, energy and water bills.
The payments are available from the Household Support Fund (HSF), which is administered by local councils using funding from the Department for Work and Pensions.
It was initially set up in 2021 to ease the cost of living burden and has been extended a further five times.
After the latest extension, a fresh round of £421 million was allocated to local authorities across the country.
Eligible households can either receive payments automatically or apply directly to the council, depending on circumstances.
If approved, they will then receive tax-free cash to go towards essential costs like shopping and utility bills.
However, thousands of applicants in Lancashire on have one week left to claim their money.
People living in areas controlled by Pendle Borough Council saw a flurry of 2,600 HSF vouchers worth £75 sent out in June.
But officials have confirmed that some of these have still not been redeemed.
They are urging recipients to collect their cash before the September 7 deadline.
You should have received a letter entitling you to the money if you:
Once you have the letter, all you have to do is go to the nearest Post Office with your ID and collect the funds.
And if you’re unable to do so, you can get someone else to go on your behalf as long as they have all the documents.
To find your local council, you can use the Government’s council locator tool.
It comes after The Sun revealed how millions of savers are being stung for an extra £200 a year in “rip-off” fees.
