Funeral Grant Application

CRITERIA

To be eligible for a Funeral Grant, you must:

• Be employed in the UK social care sector, in a role that is involved In or supports the provision of adult, elderly or disability care.
• Either have be currently employed for at least one year or have been previously employed in the care sector for at least 5 years
• Have experienced one of the following changes in circumstances, within the last year:
• A sudden of unexpected loss of income
• A sudden or unexpected illness or injury
• A sudden or unexpected change in living circumstances or loss of home
• A relationship breakdown
• An issue of domestic abuse
• Death of a close relative
• Not be over the 25% of the Minimum Income Standard, if you are unsure, you can calculate this here

 

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EVIDENCE

Before you apply, please make sure that you can provide the necessary evidence documents. We are unable to award any grant without all the following:

• Evidence of Employment: This can be, a recent pay slip, P60 form, P45 form or a confirmation letter from your employer stating your period of employment
• A Letter of Support: This letter must be addressed to The Care Workers’ Charity and should confirm the circumstance of why you are claiming a grant and the difference that the grant would make. The person writing the letter must be a professional, such as your manager at work, Citizens Advice Bureau officer, doctor, debt advisor or housing support worker.
• A Recent Bank Statement: This needs to show your account name, sort code and account number.
• If applying for a funeral cost grant, then we require an invoice that shows the costs of the funeral.

 

If you can provide the following documents, it could make your application for a grant stronger. However, these documents are not essential: 

• Medical confirmation of illness/injury
• Repair costs quotes and invoices
• Proof of eviction proceedings/ proof of rent arrears amount
• New tenancy agreements and removal quotes (if applying for a moving costs grant)
• Letter from a domestic violence support organisation

 

For more information please check out our FAQs page

HOW

The Care Workers’ Charity Crisis Grant is open to care workers who have experienced a recent change in circumstance resulting in a significant financial impact. Grant applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis and up to £500 can be awarded. Subject to funding and circumstances in some cases we can award  up to £2,000 for funeral costs grants.