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1. Summary

Please note the DAF will be unable to accept online applications from 6:30 pm until 11:30pm on Thursday 10 October due to maintenance work on the server. 

Online applications can be made in the usual way from 11:30 pm.

The Discretionary Assistance Fund provides 2 types of grant that you do not need to pay back.

Emergency Assistance Payment (EAP)

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.

Individual Assistance Payment (IAP)

A grant to help you or someone you care for live independently in their home or a property that you or they are moving into.

What you can use the grant for

The grant will provide/supply:

  • a fridge or washing machine and other ‘white goods’
  • home furniture such as beds, sofas and chairs