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hi there, i applied for a community care grant on behalf of my dad 3 weeks ago and we haven’t heard a thing. Can you tell me the average waiting time? He has moved into his house and barely has the essentials! Is there any way i can hurry along a decision?
Hi, Take a look as our Social Fund Polls to see how long its taking at the mo..
If a grant is awarded how long does it take for the money to be paid?
it Generally takes around 10 days for each element of the application
How long does it take for a decision to be made on if a grant will be given?
around ten days Charlotte
I appled for a grant last week monday still haven’t heard anything
It can take 10 working days for each part of the application.
hi I lost my purse with all my money to last me til I get my next jsa payment which is a week away. tried to get a crisis loan but I’ve already had the maxIum amount to apply in a year period so they won’t even consider me for one and I’m also up to my £1500 limit aswell. I’m a single mum and have a 10 year old daugther and have no money now at all and nearly out of food and gas and electric. been told I can apply for a community care grant. can you please give me some advice on what to do now. many thanks Beth
Beth, you can still get help.
Insist on applying for a crisis loan ( by law they have to take your application) and then when your refused say this ” I understand, however can you please covert my loan application to a Community Care Grant”
YOu can get these even if your over £1500.00 and on the same day if done this way.
Hi i applyed for a comunity care grant and got rejected and i put in an appel and got told to phone back on wed last week as no disishon whas made yeat but i dont have anuff to phone bk and was wondering what is happning with my appeal ? Thank you jemmamurray1989@hotmail.co.uk
I’m a carer for my daughter who takes fits bad I was wondering if I can put in for a community care grant for the things she needs eg when she takes fits she sometimes losing all body functions so I need help to get her new carpets and bed I’m receiving imcome support
If she is on benefits, and you are not her appointee she will need to apply herself. or give you the authority to deal with her affairs/application
Hi i have just moved into my house i have been here a month it was my moms before mine i am on income support and have a child 13 weeks. I pay rent and also get that paid. I have been using my moms furniture as she was moving and now she has got a house needs the furniture. I need a sofa, Washing Machine, Cot, Bed, Chester draws x2. Wardrobe x2, and kitchen utensils example forks, kettle, microwave. would i be able to get a grant? thank you steph
It sounds like the type of situation that you would be awarded a grant for, make the application all they can do is say no.
But be reasonable with the prices of things that you ask for.
I’m at risk of loosing my home due to my rent being over due and a shortfall of £192 I was wondering would I be able to apply for a grant to help
Unfortunately Crisis Loans are not paid to cover rent arrears, however if you spent all of your benefice on rent you could apply for living expenses ( food/gas elect) until your next benefit payment came through- but there is no guarantee of payment.
Hi, Iam currently homeless with my 8 year old son, the council are willing to help with a paper bond how ever I don’t know how iam going to find the rent in advance!! My current social debt is high and I only have around £120 available, would I be eligible for a community care grant to help with rent in advance? I really need to secure a home for myself and my son and have tried applying for online loans and bank overdrafts with no success!! Iam currently on jsa and have been for over a year now.
Hi Gemma,
With a debt of £1380 you will not get a crisis loan for rent in advance, however you can apply for it to be converted to a CCG once you have a plied for a crisis loan, and then been turned down.. ( its the only way around the £1500 limit)
So do I just ring for crisis loan and then apply for ccg? And how long would this process take? As iam desperate to secure a home for us
HI Gemma,
Yes you apply for a crisis loan for rent in advance just like usual, at the end they will say no because your debt is xyz then you ask for it to be converted.
hi,my limit for a crisis loan is at 1300 and my partners is also 1450 together they reach the limit, we need 4wks rent in advance as we are moving due to bein homelss at my mums.. I was wondering weather the crisis loan people would exceed that limit or pass it on as a comunity care grant??
Yes- you have to apply for a crisis loan, and ask for it to be converted to a CCG once turned down.
Hi, i am 21 and i am 5 months pregnant and i have recently been taken out of a furnished hostal as i was homeless and placed in a tempory accomadation with no bed,freezer,ect .i sent an application form of for a community care grant over a week ago. With no bed i am sleeping on the floor can you tell
Me how long till a reply and if you think i have a chance of help….tHanks
hi i was just wondering how long it takes for community care grant to be awarded or not. ive been waiting 3 weeks now?
hi my little boy has just turn 21weeks and in desperate need of new clothes bottles and we have been advised to get new teats and dummys as he just had thrush! how can i get help with this? also he has outgrown his crib will i recive any helping buying a cot? and will they be able to help me with some new clothes and kettle? thanks
Hi Rabecca,
Are you on benefits? and have you been claiming for more than 26 weeks? if so apply for a budgeting loan..
hi, i care for my 16 year old son who has ocd, aspergers, dylexia etc. he is on high rate dla which is a great help towards the things he needs, but i was wondering if i was entitled to a community care grant to pay for things that dont come out of his money, like a new washing machine, a cooker and a fridge. im on income support as i had to quit my job several years ago due to his problems and my husband walking out.
thank you
Hi Carol,
Presuming that you have never applied before, and that you have been on income support for over 26 weeks, then you have an excellent chance of getting a Community Care grant
You can either download a Community Care Grant online application or call the social fund and ask for them to send you one..
Hi there,
I am 25 year old and i have a 14mo old son. At the moment, me and my son are living with my parents. I am looking for a studio flat to rent but browsing in the net and also thinking i dont have money to pay for advances and deposits and we really need to move out asap as i only work 16 hours a week. I could do a lot more but i dont have a free babysitter. I am so down at the moment i need financial help.
Hi,
Did you know that Child Tax Credit has a childcare eliment? if you are working over 30 hours a week, you may get up to 80% of childcare costs paid for you..
hello, me and my partner have taken out a payday loan with Wonga.com, we took that loan out around 2 months ago, unfortunately we have been unable to repay it in full so we have to keep extending the loan, we were just wondering would it be possible to take out a Crisis Loan to pay off our debt, this debt is growing more and more everyday and soon the payment of this debt will be unavoidable.
Many Thanks
Hi William,
Unfortunately a Crisis Loan would not be paid for this, have you tried explaining to Wonga that you are unable to settle the debt with accrued interest, and ask if they can freeze the interest and allow you to repay the capital?
would i qualify for help with furnishing my house as i only have clothing. I literally have no goods and chattels. What would I apply for, a Community Care Grant, Crisis loan or what. I am currewntly homeless, staying with friends, on JSA, looking to move into private rented accommodation (unfurnished) and do not know what i may be eligible for. Thanks for your help.
Go for a community care grant, and/ or a budgeting loan- Crisis loans are just for food/fuel.
I am staying with freinds after the collapse of my marriage. All I have are the clothes I carried with me. I am claiming Jobseekers Allowance. I have the chance of moving into private rented accommodation but need a bond of £325 and 1 months rent in advance (£325). would I qualify as I am effectively homeless, without my freinds help.
Hi Ian,
Yes it is likely that you would get a loan for the rent bit- but the social fund NEVER pay bonds ( and won’t pay the rent bit if you can’t find the bond…)
Speak to your local council about the bond, as they sometimes help with bonds.
Hey, Im a single mum with 1 child and had claims in for income support since September , i was working 10 hours a week and had some entitlement for it but my managers kept changing at the pub i worked at so never got any wage slips/p45s which has messed up my claim for IS and housing benefit.I lost my job 3 weeks ago and i now find myself recieving 20 child benefit and 50 child tax a week with nothing else until i get wage slips in ! i cant get a crisis loan because im not technically on benefits but really struggling for essentials and cant pay rent !
Hello Heidi,
call the inland revenue and ask for your P60, or a duplicate P45-
Im currently needing to move out of my friends house and find my own place. I cannot afford a deposit or rent in advance. What help can i get? I am currently on esa & dla.
Hi, try speaking to your local authority about the bond- as they sometimes help with bonds, then apply for a crisis loan for the rent In advance
Hiya I am 17 and I need money fast I need it to help towards a car a new place of my own. Can I apply for a community car grant?
Hi im 25 have a 2 year old and we r now movin in 2 r own house. I work 18 hours a week and have no furniture at all not even a mattress 4 my daughter. Am I able 2 apply 4 a grant?
Not if your not claiming a qualifying benefit
What is the phone number to chase up my community care grant application please
hi am movimg into a new property soon and will i be eligible for a community care grants for carpets in which i have 2 kids 1 who is crawling and the other who has austism
yes- you should be OK for carpets on the grounds that you have a crawling child, as long as you meet all the other criteria
Ive recently become sick in August, due to previous claim for ESA I’ve reached my limit of £1500, I haven’t received a penny of the government since my claim began in August, can you please please please help me as I can’t survive any more an keep goin from pillow to post! What can I do?
i have sent a letter of appeal for a grant an would like to know if i have been accepted as it was 2 weeks ago when i sent the letter in
hi, im moving into a hostle now tomorrow, and theres not going to be any kettle toaster knives forks spoons plates ect, and i was wonderring if id be intitled to apply for a community care grant
Hi I am currently living In a flat which me and my girlfriend decided to move in together but I lost my job and she left me in novemeber and I can’t afford my rent or bills. I am getting housing benefits and job seekers allownance but my rent is £425 and I only get £240 housing benefits and £200 jsa but that leaves me with £15 a month having to buy food, gas, electric, tv liscence and water for te whole month I’m realy struggling and don’t know what to do is there any help or advice you could give me please.
That seems a very low amount for housing benefit? usually the shortfall is just £20-£50.. did you rent a room each?
I’ve moved into a council flat, im currently on housing and council tax benefit, i applied for a community care grant but was refused as I’m on contribution based job seekers allowance. I can’t afford to furnish the flat as well as live on only £53.45 a week. Is there anything else i can apply for because I’m really struggling and its starting to get me down.
Not via the social fund.. why were you turned down?
Hi can you help me please am 34 weeks pregant and living with perents I need my own places is there a chance a could get a grant for a bond ?
you could get a loan for the rent part- but no help for a bond
I’m 17 , no job , and not currently in college. I am starting college again in spring. I live with my mum but I have no money for clothes , travel or even going out. Can I get the loan ? I need to know ASAP !
hi i am.a.single.mum receiving income support a few of my household items have broken eg fridg
e/freezer and washing machine is leaking so leaving water everywhere in my home i can’t afford to buy the new items swell as a new carpet would i be eligible for a loan
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