Community Care Grants
Community care grants are intended to help with expenses so that people can live in the community and families can stay together. Community care grants are discretionary, which means that even if you are eligible you will only get one if the benefit office decides that your need is important and there is enough money left in the district Social Fund budget. Community care grants do not have to be repaid, so you should always check if you are eligible to claim one when you have expenses you cannot meet.
Apply online for a community care grant
| What is a CCG? |
A non repayable payment which is made to assist people to live independently in the community and to promote community care. |
| Eligibility |
- The CCG scheme is a discretionary scheme but there are certain qualifying criteria
- Customers must be in receipt of a qualifying benefit, Income Support, Pension Credit , Income based Jobseekers Allowance or Employment & Support Allowance (Income Related) or about to get one of these benefits on leaving institutional or residential accommodation in which they have received care)
- Staff can advise customers that they must be in receipt of a qualifying benefit in order to be eligible to receive a CCG, but customers must not be told that they cannot apply for a CCG.
- Anyone can apply for a CCG and the Decision Maker will then decide whether a payment is appropriate.
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| Features |
What can a CCG be used for?
- Help people to establish themselves in the community (following a stay in institutional or residential accommodation in which they received care).
- Help people remain in the community rather than enter institutional or residential accommodation in which they will receive care.
- Ease exceptional pressures on people and their families
- Help people set up home in the community as part of a planned resettlement programme following an unsettled way of life.
- Help people to care for a prisoner or young offender on release or temporary licence
- Help people with expenses to make certain journeys to:
• visit someone who is ill,
• to attend a relative’s funeral,
• ease a domestic crisis,
• visit a child who is with the other parent pending a court decision; or
• move to more suitable accommodation.
Conditions affecting the award:
- Whilst an application can be made for any item/service, CCGs cannot be paid for certain items/services.
- An award is discretionary and the minimum amount that can be paid is £30.00 (except for travelling expenses).
- There is a limited CCG Budget and payment of an award will be made on a priority basis to be decided by the Decision Maker.
Amount paid can be affected by savings. |
| How to apply |
CCG applications can be made by completing an application form and posting it to a local Jobcentre Plus office. |
| Dissatisfied with CCG decision? |
If the customer is dissatisfied with their CCG decision:
A review request should be made in writing within 28 days of the date of the decision stating the reasons why the applicant is dissatisfied with the decision. |
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i need to get a cot for connor bed for troy bed for me and my wife new sofer and chairs new carpets all over the house if the is ok
i need some furnuiture as i have just moved house and could not take every thing with me as didnt have much moeny for removel van
hiya i have send 2 form for Budgeting loan and community care grants just wont to know weather u got my forms and how much have i got .. please reply and answer my questions
hi can sum1 answer my question please x
hi im inquiring weather or not im eligble for a double bed ,as the one i have now is 12 yrs old and is falling apart , and as i have hip disease im finding it hard to get out of bed as the mattress is worn and sloping at one side . x
hi
i applied for a ccg about 2-4 months ago and got declined. i gave them my explanation as my son is care and have to visit my son 3 times a week in nottingham. i needed a suitable accomditon for me and my son to move to as i am a single mum at 19 and getting contanstly harrassed by my family in kilamarsh who have disowned me. the only money i am recieveing is child beneifits, child tax and income support.
could you please reconsidered of giving me this ccg as this would really help me and my 15 month old son for when he comes out of care in june.
thanks x
I can downlaod the form n yet u cannot type in the boxes. Can any1 help.
The form you download is a PDF format which means that you need to print it off fill in by hand and send through the post or take to your local job center
I applied for a ccg how long does it take to recieve reply? thank you
why don’t you all just get a JOB and EARN your own MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cus we have lost our jobs through variouse reasons which 1 day could happen to you
when i lost my job i thought i would easily find a local job so i did not sign on, 1 month later after tryin my bloody hardest i hat to sign on to get my rent paid by benifits!!!! so dont give a ridiculis statement!!!!!
why dont you get yerself off to work and help pay all these loans through ya taxes . ta very much
Because some of us are fucking DISABLED !!!!!
pompous bitch
Getting a job these days is actually quite hard. i lost my job last month due to my manager being a perve! you dont actually know what goes on behind closed doors so i suggest that you keep your mouth closed and think before you type as you clearly have no advice for the people on here and that is what people are looking for! i am sick to death of reading things like this from stuck up people like you! GET A GRIP AND STOP BEING SO PATRONISING AND CRUEL!
jelous are we, some of us want jobs bt nd help
who do you think u r u aint got no right 2 judge love………………………………………………………
caroline
that is a nasty comment to make, our country is down the pan with many companies going under and hardly any jobs available to even people of higher education, i myself have just had to come out of work at 26 years old due to having a stroke being left unable to walk and have just found out i also have ms with lesions in my spine and brain which affects me everyday and my children also when i cant walk or even dress myself
so maybe you should thimk about what you say before saying it do you know why all different people are out of work? no!! so would you tell me to go back to work? i physically cant!!
i had a very well paid job before all this happened and if i could return to work i certainly would as living on benefits is hard enough but with comments like yours to boot make benefit claimants feel worse
now lets just hope you dont have to be in that situation yourself in the future!!!
keep your nasty comments to yourself bitch
What is the address i send the application for to?
thanks
i have filled in a form for community care grant and a independant view no reply yet.
M s J M Culhane also i cannot read the writing it is hard to see in a black background?
I recently lost my job and i am in private rented accomodation, i do not have the money for home heating oil and have completely run out, the oil also provided me with hot water, would i be eligible for a grant for oil if i applied for it ?
could they confirm the grant ealier than they do? due to me sleeping on the floor untill i receive something from them and i am pregnant with my first child..?? please help?? x
ive been offered a great opportunity to open my own shop ( for only £50 a week including bills) with the governments freeze on small business rates this is a perfect opportunity for me to get myself back into work with some real earning potential. the only problem is i have no money to kit my shop out ive figured that i need close to £1000 for everything what would be be the best way for me to get financial help for this as i have bad credit? thanks
Not classed as a crisis – sorry
Couldnt you apply for a budgeting loan or small business loan from a bank or business funder.
It would take you a week to get a plan together.
The money data is the hardest part for your annual money & stress projection.
How long does it take to ccg as I jus put in for one
hi i cant get out the house to get to a phone box at the moment because of the cold weather affecting my disability and my newborn baby. i dont have a house phone for making outgoing calls i have no credit in my mobile. i do have access to the internet but i dont have a printer to print out forms. wouldnt want to do the online forms either. i would like to email a request to get the folowing forms to be sent out to make applications by post
>community care grant
>budgeting loan
to my adress if you have any of these forms it would be great if you could send them to me or if you have any email addresses for the social fund, please email me their email address so that i can email them to request the forms to be sent out
thanks
A.Smith
Hi alison,
They do not have an email address for this type of thing- you will need to phone/write to them to get the forms posted out.
MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD BROTHER HAS JUST TODAY MOVED IN TO A HOSTEL, HE HAS NO JOB, NO BENEFITS AND IN NO TRAINING AT THE MOMENT. AS HE HAS NO MONEY AND ONLY A FEW CLOTHES IN A BAG AND I CANT HELP IS THERE ANYWAY HE COULD GET A GRANT?
He needs to apply for benefits first
BUT HE IS SIXTEEN WHAT BENEFITS CAN GE GET?
Does he not get child benefit? If not then does he have a social worker?
I am living with ma mum and her partner atm, but they are spliting up, and i am forced to look for a flat, which i have done but need a bond which is £390 and cant afford to pay it, because i am on job centre benifits, could i get a loan ?
Hi they will not pay a BOND but will pay the first months RENT IN ADVANCE- make sure that your clear about what you ask for and you should be fine
hello i am a mum off 2 kids and i am looking for a hose to rent i have found one but i need 2 months rent can they help me
get a job u spounge
learn to spell…..
how much social fund cn i apply for? and if i want to move into another flat will i get it?
how much care grant can i get and if i wana mve to anuva flat will i get it?
That it totally dependent on your circumstances .
i have a m8t that is homeloss can u help me
i’ve put in 2 forms for community care grant and been knocked back both times, i’ve moved into a new flat from shelted accomadation and there is nothing in my flat, i’ve been in there nearly 2weeks and everything i have is borrowed.
hello i recently moved out of a mother and baby supported housing to get a flat with my partner we are both on income support i was told i could apply for a community care grant as we dont have much furniture and no carpets in the flat will i still be eligable as we have now been here 5 months just been so hecktic as we have just had our 1st son please could you let me no if its worth me applying now?
yes u can but look in the argos for your prices if its to much they will say no
I have applied for budgeting loan and community care grant and haven’t heard nothing back atall do you no when I will here something
Probably after next week now- but you can call tomorrow..
im movining in to my first flat and got nothing can u help
You will need to call for a loan- but you will need to explain why you have not been able to save up a little to allow you to move ?
I have had to return to uk with nothing but my 3 children due to a marriage breakdown and domestic circumstances. I am able to claim for a community care grant to help us find somewhere to live till I get back on my feet?
Claim benefits- then apply for a crisis loan, it probable that you will not qualify for a grant at this stage
Hi there after falling pregnant last year I got laid off from my job causing me in having trouble paying my rent and my landlord was selling the house, the homeless dept in the council put me in temp accomodation after 9 months I have now got a stable home as I do not have nothing I applied for a ccg but was refused I have asked for a review as it stated on the letter that I was not awarded items asked for as I did not fit there criteria ‘ I have had a unsettled way of life for the past 9 months ‘ could you please tell me what the chances are of the review process , thank you
Ccg’s can be pretty black and white- in terms of eligibility. So if you have been turned down on review on a basis of fact than don’t hold out much hope for that to be overturned.
Hi there they offered me 1 item asked for on the ccg but I applied for beds etc I explained we were sleeping on camp airbeds , the reason that they said that they couldn’t help was that I didn’t fit the criteria but reading through the letter that they sent back to me I do fit the criteria, and if I didn’t fit the criteria how could they of offered me 1 thing out of everything I applied for , I understand that the budget is tight and if there was any other way I could get the items applied for I would but there is not , thanks again
hi im 3 months pregnant with twins alredy have an 11 year old do u no if i,d be intitled to any sort of grant to help get cot ,double pram and things as im on income support?
Hmmm would have thought a surestart grant – but will check as the rules have recently changed..
My CCG application was turned down because i was on contributions based JSA when i applied. I have now been moved to income based JSA, can i reapply for a CCG now that i fit the criteria, or do i have to wait a certain ammount of time??
It is 26 weeks
Reading thru the comments made me quite mad, I am a single parent to 6 children me and my hubby both worked. I got seriously ill with auto immune disease(no cure) and 1 of my 6 children has severe autism and another is under great 0rmond street for kidney problems, my husband then ran off with a polish woman leaving me with an illness and 6 children, so sometimes people need a little help because they cant work, so unless you walk the path of a disabled person or a person with illness why comment. I hope you never have to live with illness or disability, but if you do you will understand first hand just hope you never have to ayy
Hi, I sent my application form for a community care grant away yesterday what is the usual length of time to hear back about a decisiom? Or what would be the earliest I can give them a phone to see if a decision has been made?
Thanks.
can you please give me number for budgeting loan as i have to get my daughter a bed as hers has fell apart and i am a single mum and i struggle filling forms so prefer to talk to someone on phone
thankyou
Hi, you can not apply over the phone- all applications are in writing- citizens advice can help complete forms
hi i wonder if u cud help iv just finished a temp job on 20th what do i do i need to get a flat my daughters at my mums am sofa surfing at the min iv got no bond no furnite so am classed homeless at the mo how do i apply for flats with no money to furnish it or pay a bond
Could you find a furnished property, and ask the council to pay the bond? if so then a crisis loan may be awarded for rent in advance..
iv looked at furnished houses an wouldnt put my child in there plus iv signed my child benefit to my mum just wanted to no how i would get on getting a bond and a loan for furnisher thank you for your help x
Hi I am on income Support and I care for a disabled Body, I need a new cooker and new deco is needed and be able to pay for a skip to get rid of stuff-due to a death in which I have taken over everything
. Can I have a number to apply for CG please will I be excepted do you think?
Cheers
Lauren Hunter
for the cooker yes, but the skip hire is unlikely
Hiya I’ve just applyed for my first budgeting loan I’m on income based job seekers and 4 months pregnant I’ve never had any loans be fore how long odoes it normally take to hear back xxi
usually within 10 days
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