Grants and gifts for individuals who:
- are aged 55 or over
- have a physical disability, long-term physical health problem or mental health problem
- live in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset or Bath and North East Somerset
Applications can be made by:
- An individual needing support for themselves
- An organisation applying on behalf of an individual
Financial support is given by way of a short-term grant and/or a one-off gift payment. Whatever way they help, it does not affect someone’s state benefits, tax credits or tax.
A short-term grant is a monthly payment of £144 that is designed to help individuals through a financial crisis with a monthly grant for three months.
The kinds of short-term issues they provide grants for are:
- To help adjust to a sudden loss of income, death of a partner, or when debts have built up
- To help with the extra costs involved with certain medical treatments, e.g. chemotherapy, interferon or similar treatments
- To help whilst claiming disability benefits or addressing problems with benefit and tax credit claims
- To help settle into a new home
A gift is a one-off payment to an individual or a referral agency to help towards the cost of a specific item which will improve someone's life.
Gift payments can be made to help with the cost of:
- Household appliances
- Furniture
- Flooring
- Clothing
- Disability related items.
Please note, they cannot replace statutory funding.
They ask everyone who wants their help to fill in an application form. You can either complete the form online or contact them to request a paper copy in the post. If you have any difficulties filling it in, please contact their charitable giving team on 0117 949 4003 and they will be happy to assist.
You will receive a response to your application within two weeks but please note that due to an increase in demand, turn-around is approximately four weeks.