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Case summaries

Subject Month / Year Outcome
Exceptional circumstances for crisis grants Miss C applied for a crisis grant for living expenses after spending her Universal Credit (UC) payment repaying money she had borrowed from a friend January 2019 Upheld
First tier/ new application Mr C, a welfare rights officer, applied for a crisis grant for food and living expenses on behalf of Mr A November 2018 Upheld
Resident within the local authority area Mrs C applied for a crisis grant as her landlord had sold her property which meant she had to secure another tenancy November 2018 Upheld
Low income Mr C applied for a crisis grant as he had repaid gambling debts November 2018 Not upheld
Definition of an emergency Ms C applied for a crisis grant November 2018 Upheld
Lost money Ms C, a single parent with a young dependent, applied for a crisis grant having lost her purse while shopping November 2018 Upheld
Exceptional pressure qualifying criterion Mr C applied for a community care grant after moving home November 2018 Not upheld
When applicants incur detriment sourcing items themselves Mr C requested applied for a community care grant for a number of items after securing his own tenancy following a period of homeless October 2018 Not upheld
Ongoing feature of expenditure Ms C applied for a crisis grant for food and living expenses October 2018 Upheld
Priority curtains Ms C applied for a community care grant on behalf of Ms A, who had fled domestic abuse and who had been living in a refuge prior to securing her own tenancy October 2018 Upheld