Introduction
The Government has allocated the authority with a Household Support fund worth £2,837,573.76 to help the households and residents who need it the most in North Tyneside up until 31 March 2026.
How the Household Support Fund grant will be used to support vulnerable households up to the end of March 2026:
- Those entitled to income related Free School Meals will receive supermarket vouchers to support children in the school holidays.
- Enable schools to nominate children for financial support with school uniform and winter clothing.
- Increase crisis support through Local Welfare Provision service.
- Warm Welcomes across the borough.
Applications
You must register on My Care login to complete an application. You can register here.
Register a new account - step 1
This application will close from time to time so we can handle demand and process applications.
The application link is available below.
Welfare assistance form select
Criteria
- You must be a North Tyneside resident
- Only one application per household between April 2025 and March 2026
- Have no savings
- Experiencing significant hardship, which means the applicant is unable to meet the immediate short terms needs of their household.
- Previous applications to Household Support Fund will be taken into consideration.