UK grants and hardship support
Every scheme below was checked against its official source, and each page shows the date it was checked. Schemes that have closed are listed too, and marked as closed.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Open · England and Wales only.
Breathing Space (Debt Respite Scheme)
Open · England and Wales only.
Budgeting Advance
Open · Available across the whole of the UK.
Budgeting Loan
Open · Available across the whole of the UK.
Cold Weather Payment
Open · England and Wales only.
Council Tax Reduction (Council Tax Support)
Open · England only.
Crisis and Resilience Fund
Open · England only.
Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS)
Open · Scotland only.
Debt Relief Order (DRO)
Open · England and Wales only.
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Open · England, Wales and Northern Ireland only.
Discretionary Assistance Fund
Open · Wales only.
Discretionary Housing Payments
Open · Wales only.
Discretionary Support
Open · Northern Ireland only.
Energy Company Obligation (ECO4)
Open · England, Wales and Scotland only.
Free School Meals
Open · England only.
Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS)
Closed · England, Wales and Scotland only.
Healthy Start
Open · England, Wales and Northern Ireland only.
Home Upgrade Grant (HUG)
Closed · England only.
Household Support Fund
Replaced · England only.
Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
Open · Scotland only.
Scottish Welfare Fund
Open · Scotland only.
Section 13A Council Tax Hardship Relief (Discretionary Reduction)
Open · England and Wales only.
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI)
Open · Available across the whole of the UK.
Warm Home Discount Scheme
Temporarily closed · England, Wales and Scotland only.
Warm Homes: Local Grant
Open · England only.
Winter Fuel Payment
Open · England, Wales and Northern Ireland only.