Do I meet the criteria?

Support available

Eligibility*

• Furniture; rugs / carpet; white goods*
• Essential household equipment*
• Gas / electricity
• Rent in advance (only when all other options for rent in advance have been requested)
• Removal expenses
• Food deliveries, supermarket vouchers
• Cash when necessary
• The Children’s Fund can also provide clothes

*Note: we do not fund/supply new for older goods in working condition.

Be resident in Gloucestershire,

Be 16 years old or over, and

Be in one of the following priority groups:

• At risk of entering institutionalised care
• At risk of significant harm or exploitation
• Avoid an uncontrollable debt
• Care leavers 16 to 18 years (up to 25 years old if in education)
• Ex-offenders/leaving YOI
• Resettlement from custody for young people
• Leaving Accommodation Based Support services
• Leaving residential care
• Fleeing domestic abuse
• Escaping hate crime/harassment
• Person with terminal illness
• Child in Need in the home
• Child has child protection plan
• History of homelessness
• Runaways
• Sleeping rough for long period
• Living in poor accommodation including living in temporary accommodation
• Families where parent is misusing alcohol/drugs or has mental health crisis
• Pregnant women
• Assessed by GCC as being eligible for support from Health and Social care
• Telecare user
• Person with chronic illness
• History of Mental illness / self-harming
• History of substance or alcohol misuse and actively seeking rehabilitation

AND

Receive or awaiting means tested benefits or be on low income:

• Pension Credit
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Job Seekers Allowance
• Child tax credit
• Working tax credit
• Income Support
• Universal Credit
• Housing Benefit
• Are due to leave care within the next six weeks and likely to get one of the above benefits
• Young people leaving education at 18
• Children and young people who attend an independent Special School for education
• All children under the age of 5
• All care leavers
• All care leavers with children
• Children and young people with a disability
• Children and young people that need a specialised diet

* Currently, only applicants with a priority banding from Home seekers (gold/silver) will be eligible for support/funding.