Guidance on applying for a grant

Please read the following guidance notes before completing the application form.

Guidance notes

Applicants are advised that details provided will be held on a computer database or on paper for record purposes.

You are asked to complete the application form to establish that you are eligible to be assisted by the charity.

Your identity will be kept as private as possible, but two of our trustees will know your details.

You should apply to all statutory bodies that provide assistance to persons in your situation (e.g. NHS, social services, DHSS) before making an application.

If you have debts, you should contact the organisation to which you owe money to try to agree an affordable repayment plan.

You are advised to seek advice from the following, before applying to us:

• Citizens Advice
  Advice about many things including benefits, housing, legal matters, debts.
  
  General helpine: 0808 278 7938
  Debt helpine: 0800 240 4420
  Universal Credit helpine: 0800 144 844
  Website: www.citizensadvicebucks.org.uk
  
  Nearest office: Council Offices, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe HP11 1BB
• Step Change
  Advice about managing debts.
  
  Tel: 0800 138 111
  Website: www.stepchange.org

The trustees can consider more than one grant for any individual, but cannot give regular or frequent grants.

Savings will not exclude consideration of a grant.

You may apply for relief if you think your personal circumstances come within the primary objects of the fund, i.e. the relief of hardship, need or distress as laid down by the Charity Commission. Successful applicants may be supplied with appropriate goods or equipment. Such items are supplied for the personal use of applicants who must take reasonable care of them. It is unlikely that we will meet the cost of goods already purchased or replace items already provided within what manufacturers would reasonably expect their life span to be.

Full and truthful answers to questions on the application form will give trustees the information they need to make an early decision on whether your application can be fully or partly met.

Information supplied by you will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.