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Baron Davenport's Charity

Baron Davenport's Charity Emergency Grants

One-off crisis grants, mainly for one essential household item, for disadvantaged single women living alone or only with their children in the West Midlands, within 60 miles of Birmingham Town Hall. Applications must come from a support worker at an organisation supporting the woman (not from individuals or councils), and the referring body administers the grant, including a supervised shop. Applicants must have exhausted public funds and not had an emergency grant in the last five years. Applications are assessed in date order, usually within 2-4 weeks.

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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

  • Single women living alone or only with their children, in reduced financial circumstances, who live in a West Midlands county and no more than 60 miles from Birmingham Town Hall, have not had an emergency grant from the charity in the last five years, and can show documentary evidence that they have exhausted all possible support from public funds
  • Individuals cannot apply directly: a support worker at an organisation supporting the woman must apply and must be able to administer the grant (process the cheque, run a supervised shop and upload receipts)
  • Referring bodies can include charitable organisations, health care and advice services, tenancy support, education services, NHS and primary care trusts
  • Metropolitan districts, unitary authorities, county and district councils and their affiliate organisations cannot refer

What it funds

One essential household item per successful application, such as:

  • Gas or electric cooker
  • Fridge and/or freezer
  • Washing machine
  • Children's beds and bedding
  • Applicant's single bed and bedding
  • Heated throws and blankets
  • Baby equipment and, in exceptional circumstances, clothing
  • Essential kitchen and cleaning equipment
  • Essential furniture
  • Carpets and flooring
  • Curtains and blinds
  • Settling in grant of up to £200
  • Minor household repairs (for example installing key safes, moving beds downstairs, fitting curtain poles), with the referrer sourcing a reputable trader, providing a detailed quote and supervising the work

What it will not fund

  • General living costs
  • Fuel, utilities, council tax or rent
  • Major household repairs
  • House clearance costs
  • Relocation costs
  • Loans, debts or rent deposits
  • Childcare, child-minding or after school activities
  • Double beds
  • Children's presents
  • Computers, laptops, tablets, televisions or DVD players
  • Travel costs or driving lessons
  • Funeral costs
  • Course costs or scholarships
  • Local authority welfare provision
  • Retrospective expenditure
  • Items available from statutory sources that have not already been applied for

How to apply

  1. The support worker reads the Guidelines for Emergency Grants and the Privacy Notice
  2. Register the referring organisation online to receive an Applicant ID and Registered Organisation Name (Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo or gov.uk email addresses are not accepted)
  3. Complete the online application in full, confirming the applicant's explicit consent, and upload any quotes
  4. The charity assesses applications in date order (2-4 weeks) and emails any follow-up queries, which must be answered within four weeks
  5. The referring body is told the outcome by email, receives the cheque, organises a supervised shop and uploads receipts

if you cannot apply online, or want to check eligibility first, contact enquiries@barondavenportscharity.org or 0121 236 8004. There is no right of appeal, but a review with new information can be requested in writing within four weeks of the decision.

Have ready

  • Documentary evidence that all possible support from public funds has been exhausted
  • For flooring: quotes on the supplier's letterhead with the size and cost of flooring and fitting per room, rooms listed in priority order
  • For a cooker: whether gas or electric, and a fitting cost
  • For minor repairs: a detailed quote from a reputable trader

receipts must be uploaded after the purchase; the £200 settling in grant needs only confirmation that it was received and spent appropriately.

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