Local Support Payments

 

Payments are not given as cash, goods are ordered from our current supplier, we can consider white goods and some furniture items. 

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We can also consider store vouchers for food, please note there is no automatic entitlement, we are a discretionary scheme and base our decision on every individual case.   

You can only claim for a Local Support Payment if you:

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• Are claiming a qualifying benefit*, or about to claim one because you are leaving care or an institution such as hospital or prison

• Live in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea or Westminster, or have been housed elsewhere by one of these boroughs, by Temporary Accommodation.

• Do not have too much in savings and have had an event or crisis. As a rule, we can only consider two awards/crisis events in any 12 months.

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For more info visit: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/benefits-provided-council/local-support-payments