A grant to help pay for essential costs, such as food, gas, electricity, clothing or emergency travel if you:
- are experiencing extreme financial hardship
- have lost your job
- have applied for benefits and are waiting for your first payment
You cannot use it to pay for ongoing bills that you cannot afford to pay.
You can apply for this via Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF): Apply | GOV.WALES or we can raise a support referral for our Tenancy Support Team to help
To get a grant, you must:
- be in extreme financial hardship, for example you’ve lost your job, applied for benefits and waiting for your first payment or have no money to buy food, gas and electricity
- be in a crisis situation and in need of immediate financial support
- live in Wales
- be over 16
- have no other money for example savings, and considered all other legal and responsible lenders such as credit unions
You do not need to be in receipt of any particular benefits. If staff are applying please make sure that they are aware they need to select the EAP and not the IAP. Staff can apply on line which is the easiest option or can call 0800 859 5924. Payments are generally received within 24 hours of a successful application however, applications made on a Friday or on weekends will not be paid until the Monday if successful.