Meeting the need |
Ms C applied to the council for a community care grant in order to obtain a replacement for her washing machine, which had stopped working |
October 2017 |
Upheld |
Clothing |
Mr C applied to the council for a crisis grant. His application included a request for clothing and bedding |
October 2017 |
Not upheld |
Ongoing feature of expenditure |
Ms C applied for a crisis grant having received her joint Job Seekers Allowance claim one week previously and received less money than she expected |
September 2017 |
Not upheld |
Medical exclusion |
Mrs C's applied for a community care grant for an electric rise and recline chair for her husband (Mr A) |
September 2017 |
Upheld |
Risk of care qualifying criterion |
Mr C applied for a community care grant for a number of items |
August 2017 |
Upheld |
Resident within the local authority area |
Ms C applied for a crisis grant for living expenses |
August 2017 |
Upheld |
Priority washing machines for single people |
Mr C applied for a community care grant for a cooker, a fridge freezer and a washing machine |
August 2017 |
Upheld |
Clothing |
Ms C applied for a community care grant for clothing |
August 2017 |
Upheld |
Exceptional circumstances for crisis grants |
Mr C made applied to the council for a crisis grant for assistance with living costs |
August 2017 |
Upheld |
Clothing |
Mr C applied to the council for a community care grant as he had been released from prison and he did not have clothes that fitted him |
August 2017 |
Upheld |