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Aberdeenshire Council

Community Care Grant (Aberdeenshire)

A Scottish Welfare Fund grant from Aberdeenshire Council for people on low incomes who need items to stay in their own home rather than go into care, or to set up home after care, prison or homelessness. It is usually given as goods such as cookers or beds, and does not have to be paid back.

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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

  • People aged 16 or over in Aberdeenshire on a low income
  • You should normally be entitled to or receiving Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit, or Savings or Guarantee Pension Credit (or a payment of one of these while a claim is processed), but this is not essential
  • The key test is whether the grant is necessary for you to keep or establish a settled way of life in the community
  • You may not get one if you or your partner have savings over £700 (below pension age) or £1,200 (above pension age), if you have other money you can use, or if you applied in the past 28 days and nothing has changed

What it funds

Items that help you:

  • Stay in your own home rather than go into care
  • Set up home if you are coming out of care or prison
  • Set up home if you have been homeless
  • Care for a prisoner who is on home release from prison

Community Care Grants are normally provided as goods, for example cookers or beds. The national form also covers families under exceptional pressure.

How to apply

  1. Apply online through the council's Scottish Welfare Fund form (you may need to allow pop-ups), by phone on 01467 537400, or by posting the paper Scottish Welfare Fund application form to Aberdeenshire Council, PO Box 18533, Inverurie AB51 5WX
  2. The council contacts you with its decision using your preferred method

the team asks applicants not to phone or email about progress because of high demand. To challenge a decision, email asatswf@aberdeenshire.gov.uk within 20 days asking for a first tier review.

Have ready

  • National Insurance number, if you know it (applications are accepted without one)
  • Details of your address and housing situation
  • Details of your partner and family
  • Your income, savings and benefits
  • What you need and why

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