What is the Social Fund?

If you are on a low income and faced with costs that are difficult to pay for out of your normal income, the Social Fund may be able to help.

The Social Fund can give a payment, a grant or a loan to help with things like:

• items for the house
• clothes and footwear
• travel
• urgent costs to keep you and your family safe
• items for a new baby
• a funeral
• heating costs in very cold weather, and
• heating costs during the winter to people aged 60 or over.

• Budgeting Loan
  
• Cold Weather Payments
  
• Community Care Grants
  
• Crisis Loans
  
• Funeral Payments
  
• Sure Start Maternity Grant
  
• Winter Fuel Payments

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