The latest round of the Household Support Fund will open for applications at 10am on Wednesday, August 2 for low-income households in the Dorset Council area.

The support will be in the form of supermarket vouchers. Citizens Advice will be allocating this fund on behalf of Dorset Council and vouchers will be issued to residents who meet the eligibility criteria within six to eight weeks.

Dorset Council households will be able to apply if they have:

• An annual household net income of less than £30,000, and
• Savings of less than £16,000, and
• Not applied for a previous Household Support Fund payment within the last six months

Calculations for the annual net income should not include Personal Independence Payments, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Carers Allowance or Child Benefit. Applications are limited to one per household.

Cllr Laura Beddow, Dorset Council portfolio holder for Culture, Communities and Customer Services, said: "We are very happy to continue to be able to assist low-income households across the Dorset Council area with the reopening of the Household Support Fund. By providing supermarket vouchers, we're making sure our residents have access to the essentials.

If you do miss out on this window, another will open on 7 September 2023 at 10am"

If applicants need help completing the form, they can telephone Customer Services on 01305 221000 or visit a customer access point.