Government funding has been made available for low-income families who heat their homes with oil to help tackle surging prices.
This targeted financial support, will help low-income households in rural communities who have no choice but to top up their tanks at a time when prices have risen so significantly.
Eligible households in Cambridgeshire can apply for a grant to support with these costs through the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF).
How to apply
- Apply online at Crisis & Resilience Fund: Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
- Residents can apply direct.
- Or by a referral organisation that has assessed your circumstances and can verify that you need of immediate assistance.
- All applicants will need to provide proof of address, income and the need to top-up with heating oil.
Who can apply
This fund is targeting Cambridgeshire households on low incomes who are reliant on heating oil and who need to top-up their tanks as a matter of urgency.
To receive this support, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- live in Cambridgeshire
- be reliant on heating oil to heat their home and/or water
- have 150 litres or less of oil remaining at the time of application
- be in receipt of or eligible for one of the following means-tested benefits:
- Universal Credit
- Pension Credit
- Income based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
If funding allows, we hope to expand the scheme at a later date to households on incomes just above the threshold for means-tested benefits, or with exceptionally high energy needs.
Please see our webpage Help with utility bills for other ways to access support.
