HAMPTON FUND SUPPORTS THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY STRUGGLING WITH BILLS
Do you live in Hampton, Whitton, Twickenham, Heathfield, Teddington, Hampton Hill or Hampton Wick and need help to pay your energy bills?
The Hampton Fund helps families and individuals on low income living in the area with the cost of their electricity, gas and other essential items including school uniforms and school journeys (for children in Year 6).
yYou can apply online at hamptonfund.co.uk/individual-gra…
Current grant period closes Thursday 12 December. New applicants are welcome!
How The Hampton Fund can help:
“We recognise that the area we fund can be an expensive place to live with high rents and mortgages, which leaves little money left to pay bills.
“Hampton Fund may be able to assist with a grant to help with fuel bills (gas and electric), essential household items and school uniform or school journeys. One Fuel Grant per year can be given but if you continue to need this support, you can apply again next year.
“In the past year we have awarded over 2,000 grants totalling £1,080,680 to local families, young people moving into their first home, single people, key workers and retired people.
“To be eligible you must live in Hampton, Hampton Hill, Hampton Wick, Teddington, Twickenham, Heathfield or Whitton and be on a low income.
“Those claiming the following benefits are considered on a low income when we assess eligibility: Universal Credit, ESA, Pension Credit or Earnings with Working Tax Credit/Child Tax Credit. For those not claiming these benefits, we assess eligibility based on the level of disposable income available after housing costs and other key outgoings are taken into account.”
“These are given once per year and Trustees meet to approve fuel grants every 2 months, in January, March, May, July, September and November. The deadline for the current grant period is Thursday 12 December 2024.
“We can only make grant payments to the following suppliers:
- British Gas
- British Gas NEP Evolve
- EDF
- E.on Next
- Octopus Energy
- Ovo
- Scottish Power
- Utility Warehouse.
To apply for a grant, please complete the application form and have your proof of income and energy supplier documents ready to upload. Your application cannot be processed without these documents. Screenshots, photographs or scanned documents are acceptable.