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The Hempnall Trust

The Hempnall Trust Grant

Confidential grants for any resident of Hempnall parish in South Norfolk who is experiencing need, hardship or distress. There is no means test, and examples include help with hospital transport, funeral costs and needs arising from family breakdown. You can apply at any time, and the trustees consider applications at their monthly meeting, with emergency help possible between meetings.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Any individual whose permanent address is in Hempnall parish (South Norfolk) and who has lived in the village for over one year; a parish map on the Trust's website shows the boundary
  • There is no means test
  • For children, an adult must complete the form, and the Secretary or a trustee can be contacted on someone else's behalf where appropriate
  • The Trust asks people needing hospital transport to check first whether they can claim Norfolk County Council's subsidised Transport Plus service, so its help goes further

What it funds

Grants for Hempnall residents experiencing need, hardship or distress, for example:

  • Hospital transport costs
  • Funeral costs
  • Needs arising from family breakdown
  • Costs already paid for (with receipts attached)

What it will not fund

  • People who have lived in Hempnall for one year or less
  • People whose permanent address is outside Hempnall parish
  • Grants beyond the Trust's annual limit per person and/or per household (funerals and family breakdown are excluded from this limit)
  • Educational grants (handled separately by the Town Estate Educational Foundation)

How to apply

  1. Download and print the application form from the Grants page (forms are also available from the Trust Secretary and many local organisations), or simply phone the Secretary, Sarah Batchelor, on 07504 699534 or email info@hempnalltrust.org.uk
  2. Fill in your name, address, phone number, purpose of the grant, whether you have applied to or received help from other sources, and any additional supporting information
  3. Return the form in a sealed envelope to the Secretary, The Mill, Mill Road, Hempnall, Norwich, NR15 2LP
  4. The trustees consider applications at their meeting on the first Thursday of every month (except January and August)
  5. If agreed, you receive the grant within two weeks of the meeting

emergency funding can be handled between meetings at the trustees' discretion.

you can apply more than once, subject to the Trust's annual limit per person and/or household.

all applications are dealt with in strict confidence.

Have ready

  • Completed application form

if the grant is to cover something already paid for, attach the receipts.

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