Introduction
The Essential Living Fund (ELF) has been supported by the Household Support Fund (HSF) funding since April 2024.
The government has announced that the Household Support Fund (HSF) will be extended from:
- October 2024, to
- 31 March 2025
Some of this funding has been assigned to the Essential Living Fund scheme.
This is government funding to provide crisis support to those most in need. This covers the cost of essentials such as:
- food
- energy bills
- water bills
We provide details on the Essential Living Fund (ELF) Schemes if you live in the:
If you submit a claim to the Essential Living Fund please do not chase your application. You can use your tracking reference provided on submission to check its progress online and you will receive notification in the post of the outcome.
Further information
For more information please view the relevant policy: