The North Yorkshire Local Assistance Fund (NYLAF)
This provides emergency financial support to those unable to meet essential living costs, such as energy bills or food. NYLAF can also make awards in kind, such as supplying basic necessities or household goods such as a fridge. Find out about the Local Assistance Fund.
Warm and Well North Yorkshire
People can also apply for hardship funding, or help with minor repairs to make their homes warmer under this scheme. Contact Warm and Well on 01609 767555 or email wnw@northyorkslca.org.uk. Find more information on the Warm and Well North Yorkshire website.
Council tax reduction and support scheme
If you’re on a low income or claim benefits you can apply for a reduction in the council tax you pay. Find more information on our council tax reduction scheme page.
There is also a range of national support available on the Help for Households section of the government website and the cost of living support section of the government's website.
Support with energy bills
Households who have not automatically received funding through the Energy Bills Support Scheme can apply for the following alternative schemes to help with their energy bills.
Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF)
If you do not have a direct relationship with an electricity supplier, this support scheme provides eligible households with a one-off, non-repayable payment of £400. The funding is provided by the government and delivered by local authorities.
Who is eligible?
Eligible households include:
- care home residents and others in care facilities/sheltered accommodation (fully or partly-self funded)
- park home residents, and those living in houseboats and caravans that can provide proof of address
- social and private tenants who pay for energy through a landlord on a commercial supply
- homes in a heat network
- off-grid homes
- farmhouses that are used for domestic purposes only
How to apply?
You can apply online via the government website.
If you do not have online access, please apply by calling the government contact centre on 0808 1753287 (open 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday).
You can make a claim until 31 May 2023.
If your application is successful, your details will be shared with us and we will make a single payment directly into your bank account.
If you use alternative fuels for heating (Alternative Fuel Payment)
The Alternative Fuels Payment (AFP) is a one-off £200 payment for households that use alternatives to mains gas to heat their homes such as:
- oil
- solid fuel
- biomass
- bottled gas
How to apply?
Most households will receive this as a credit on their electricity bill from February 2023. If you do not automatically receive this payment you will need to apply online via the GOV.UK website.
If you do not have online access, please apply by calling the government contact centre on 0808 1753943 (open 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday).
You can make a claim until 31 May 2023.
Payments
You may receive both the £400 EBSS Alternative Funding and the £200 Alternative Fuel Payment if you meet the eligibility criteria.
Please be aware of scams. Households will never be asked to apply for these support schemes by email or text.
Update on applications
The government have informed us that unfortunately they have been unable to send us any new Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding and Alternative Fuel Payment applications made since 1 April 2023.
Once we have been provided with the necessary information from the government to verify and make payments, we will process these claims as soon as possible.