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Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust

Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust Grants for Individuals

Grants from Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust for individuals in need who have lived in the Sutton Coldfield constituency for at least two years. They help with things like essential domestic equipment, disability needs, education after school, childcare costs and long-term health needs. Applications are handled for the Trust by Our Place Support, and household income should usually be under £30,000.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Individuals in need who currently live in the Trust's area of benefit, the Birmingham City Council wards making up the Sutton Coldfield constituency, and have lived there for at least two years
  • Applicants must show proof of need, hardship or distress that the grant will relieve, and proof of family income, which should be under £30,000 a year (a guide, not a fixed limit)
  • At least three years must have passed since any previous grant from the Trust

What it funds

  • Purchase of essential domestic equipment
  • Help for people with disabilities
  • Education after normal schooling
  • Help for people with long-term health problems
  • Childcare costs
  • Medical equipment to alleviate a medical condition or illness
  • Other needs arising from youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

school trips are limited to £250 per child, and only for children not receiving pupil premium.

What it will not fund

  • Retrospective grants
  • Electric or gas cookers
  • Postgraduate courses, except in very special circumstances (e.g. where a qualification is essential for entry to a particular career)
  • First degree and higher education courses, except in special circumstances
  • The direct cost of medical treatment or medical expenses
  • Car repairs
  • Loans and fundraising
  • Financial debt, e.g. credit cards or utility bills
  • Refurbishing a home owned by the council or a housing association
  • School trips for children who receive pupil premium

How to apply

  1. Check the Trust's Funding Eligibility & Exclusions for Individual Grants document
  2. Contact Our Place Support, which manages individual applications for the Trust, on 0121 354 4080 or enquiries@ourplacesupport.org
  3. Provide proof of need and of family income as part of the application

school clothing grants (vouchers for low-income families on certain benefits) are a separate scheme on the Trust's site.

Have ready

  • Proof of need, hardship or distress that the grant will relieve
  • Proof of family income

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