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East Dunbartonshire Council

Scottish Welfare Fund

Non-repayable grants from East Dunbartonshire Council for residents on benefits or a low income who face a one-off expense. Crisis Grants are a safety net in a disaster or emergency where there is an immediate threat to health or safety; Community Care Grants help people establish or maintain a settled home, or families facing exceptional pressure. Awards may be cash or goods and depend on money remaining in the fund's limited budget.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Anyone aged 16 or over who lives or intends to live in East Dunbartonshire
  • Applicants should normally have a low income, for example receiving Universal Credit or Pension Credit, but do not have to be on benefits; anyone with a low income or no access to their money can apply
  • The council may also make an award to someone without a low income if they have no other means of support (Crisis Grant) or no other means to achieve a settled way of life (Community Care Grant)
  • Awards are normally limited to three in any rolling 12 months across Scotland
  • People from outside the area are normally referred to their own council; prisoners and young offenders apply to the council where they will live on release

What it funds

  • Crisis Grants: emergencies such as losing all your money, needing to visit a sick child in hospital, or being stranded in an area
  • Crisis Grants: help after a disaster such as a fire, flood or explosion
  • Community Care Grants: setting up in the community after a period in care
  • Community Care Grants: items needed to keep living at home if you are at risk of going into care
  • Community Care Grants: items needed to set up home after being homeless or fleeing violence
  • Community Care Grants: expenses of caring for someone on temporary release from prison or a young offenders' institution
  • Community Care Grants: families or individuals facing exceptional pressure

What it will not fund

  • On-going expenses (grants are for one-off needs)
  • Crisis Grants where you can access other resources to tide you over, such as savings, help from family or friends, or DWP money or loans
  • Community Care Grants for care home residents or hospital in-patients, unless discharge is planned within eight weeks
  • Community Care Grants for people lawfully detained, unless release is planned within eight weeks or on temporary release
  • Community Care Grants for members of a religious order fully maintained by the order
  • Community Care Grants where you or your partner have savings over £700 (below pension age) or £1,200 (above pension age)

How to apply

  1. Apply online with the Scottish Welfare Fund application form on the council's page
  2. Email the completed application form to scottish.welfare@eastdunbarton.gov.uk, or post it to Scottish Welfare Fund Team, East Dunbartonshire Council, William Patrick Library, 2/4 West High Street, Kirkintilloch
  3. Phone Customer Services on 0300 123 4510 and ask them to help fill in the application

Citizens Advice can help you apply by phone or online.

if unhappy with a decision, request a First Tier Review in writing within 4 weeks (20 working days) of the decision letter; a Second Tier Review is available from the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.

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