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The City of Edinburgh Council

Scottish Welfare Fund: Community Care Grant and Crisis Grant

Two grants for Edinburgh residents aged 16 or over on a low income or benefits, neither of which has to be paid back. A Crisis Grant helps in an emergency, with a decision by the next working day and payment by PayPoint code or bank transfer; a Community Care Grant helps people to live independently or stay in the community, usually given as goods such as furniture, white goods, bedding or removal costs. Applications are made online or by phone and judged on individual circumstances.

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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

  • Individuals aged 16 or over on a low income or receiving benefits (Universal Credit, Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance or Pension Credit) who live in Edinburgh, or intend to live there on leaving hospital, prison or residential care
  • Priority goes to people with an immediate need, who are vulnerable through old age, ill health or another reason, or who face significant adverse consequences without the grant
  • Community Care Grants are for one of: a family under exceptional pressure; a person leaving care or homelessness who has or will receive tenancy support; a person living independently at risk of care or homelessness; or someone meeting the extra costs of looking after a person on temporary release from prison or a young offenders' institution
  • A Community Care Grant may not be awarded if you or your partner have savings over £700 (below pension age) or £1,200 (above pension age)

What it funds

  • Crisis grant: a sum of money in a crisis or emergency
  • Community care grant, normally given as goods:
  • Removal expenses
  • Bedding and clothing
  • Storage charges or connection charges
  • Furniture such as a sofa, armchair or bed
  • Household equipment such as a cooker or fridge

where goods are not possible, community care grants may be paid as tax-free cash

What it will not fund

  • An item you have already applied for in the last 28 days, unless your circumstances have changed
  • Delays to a DWP benefit claim (apply for a Short-term Benefit Advance, DWP Hardship Payment or Universal Credit advance instead)

How to apply

  1. Apply online through the council's Scottish Welfare Fund form, or phone 0131 529 5299 for a crisis grant (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4.45pm, Friday 10am to 3.40pm)
  2. The team may contact you for further information
  3. If a crisis grant is awarded, you receive a text message code to redeem cash at a PayPoint, or payment into a bank account

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