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Subject		Month / Year	Outcome
When applicants incur detriment sourcing items themselves	Ms C applied had obtained a larger tenancy due to overcrowding issues	February 2019	Upheld
Low income	Mr C applied for a crisis grant as he had repaid gambling debts	February 2019	Not 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
Crisis grants that are not as a result of an unforeseen event	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
Low income	Mr C applied for a crisis grant as he had repaid gambling debts	November 2018	Not upheld
Priority curtains	Mr C, who works for a housing charity, requested an independent review on behalf of his client (Mr A)	October 2018	Upheld