Priority curtains |
Ms C applied for a community care grant on behalf of Ms A, who had fled domestic abuse and who had been living in a refuge prior to securing her own tenancy |
October 2018 |
Upheld |
Meeting the need |
Ms C applied for a crisis grant in order to obtain money for food and living expenses |
October 2018 |
Upheld |
Meeting the need |
Mr C applied for a crisis grant for food, living expenses and travel |
October 2018 |
Upheld |
Low income |
Mr C applied for a crisis grant as he had repaid gambling debts |
November 2018 |
Not upheld |
Definition of an emergency |
Ms C applied for a crisis grant |
November 2018 |
Upheld |
Lost money |
Ms C, a single parent with a young dependent, applied for a crisis grant having lost her purse while shopping |
November 2018 |
Upheld |
Exceptional pressure qualifying criterion |
Mr C applied for a community care grant after moving home |
November 2018 |
Not upheld |
First tier/ new application |
Mr C, a welfare rights officer, applied for a crisis grant for food and living expenses on behalf of Mr A |
November 2018 |
Upheld |
Resident within the local authority area |
Mrs C applied for a crisis grant as her landlord had sold her property which meant she had to secure another tenancy |
November 2018 |
Upheld |
Exceptional circumstances for crisis grants |
Miss C applied for a crisis grant for living expenses after spending her Universal Credit (UC) payment repaying money she had borrowed from a friend |
January 2019 |
Upheld |