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Finance, Bills and Financial Hardship

Finance, Bills and Financial Hardship

This section contains information about finances, bills, applying for charitable grants, and what to do to help a family experiencing severe financial hardship.

FSCF List of Grant Making Charities 

Here is a list of some of our tried and tested grant-making organisations 

Grant Making Charity List

 

Turn 2 Us Database of grant making charities 

As well as the organisations on our list, here is a link to a good database of grant-making charities and foundations that you can apply to for families in need either for finance or for items (e.g. wite goods, equipment etc): 

https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/  

 

Other Places to Try

Buttle COVID-19 Direct Emergency Response for Children and Young People

Buttle have secured National Lottery Funding for grants of up to £2,000 for children and young people who have experienced a recent crisis or significant change in life.

Items funded include (not limited to):

  • Items and activities to support learning and development such as laptops, books, wi-fi, educational toys, tuition etc.
  • Social and leisure activities 
  • Family activities  
  • Items for children/young people’s bedrooms 
  • Other household items that are not available from other sources such as Family Fund or Local Authority scheme, etc.

There are some specific eligibility criteria, which you can find here, along with the application form process:

https://www.buttleuk.org/areas-of-focus/buttle-uks-covid-19-response-editorial

 

Vicars Relief Fund for Rent Arrears

The Vicars Relief Fund provides grants to help people who are homeless or at risk or homelessness to access accommodation or to prevent evictions, including

  • accessing accommodation - a deposit, rent in advance, ID or temporary B & B accommodation
  • preventing evictions - rent arrears, service charge arrears, debt relief order or bankruptcy fees

You can find more about the Vicars Relief Fund here

https://smitf.flexigrant.com/

and an FAQs here https://www.frontlinenetwork.org.uk/vicars-relief-fund/faq/ 

 

Irish Centre Grants for People Aged Under 30

The Irish Centre manage a hardship grant for under 30's on a low income and with no savings, with the support of the Irish Youth Foundation.

The grant can be used for household items, clothing, repatriation etc.

If you or someone you know could benefit from this grant, please contact the team. You can call or email us or use our online chat function on londonirishcentre.org

 

Zakat Foundation for Muslim Families  

The Zakat Foundation supports members of the Muslim community who are experiencing financial difficulties. The Foundation has four different funds:

  • Hardship Fund – to help with small debts
  • Housing Fund – rent arrears, council tax arrears, household items
  • Work Fund – to help people/families who are unemployed/on low incomes
  • Education Fund – to help with training/education

More information on this link: 

https://nzf.org.uk/apply-for-zakat/

Last updated: 14 November 2022