Grants and financial assistance

Arts
Arts funding
Grants and financial assistance

Childcare
Childcare funding
Childcare funding children aged three and four years old.

Education
Schools
Financial assistance with school meals, school uniform and travel to school.

Education maintenance allowance (EMA)
A weekly allowance paid to young people who stay in education after the age of 16.

Student loan (university education)
How to qualify for a student loan and/or help with paying tuition fees.

Housing

Grants and schemes for adapting and repairing your home
Full downloadable document outlineing grants and schemes available.

Disabled facilities grant
Information on disabled facilities grants.

Emergency repairs grant
Information on the emergency repairs grant.

Energy grants
Information on energy grants.

General repairs service
Information on the general repairs service.

Handyperson scheme
Information on the handyperson scheme which provides help with household maintenance work to eligible residents.

House proud scheme
Information on the houseproud scheme.

Repairs grants
Information on repairs grants.

Schemes for landlords
Incentive schemes to encourage private landlords to let their properties.

Social services
Disabled facilities grants
Grants for disabled people who need adaptations to their homes, to enable them to live as independently as possible.

Direct payments scheme
Direct payments to people with disabilities so they can have more choice over their care services, by employing/managing their own care staff or choosing an agency.

Occupational therapy
Equipment and adaptations for people with disabilities may be provided to their properties following an assessment by occupational therapists.

Voluntary sector
Voluntary grants
Information about the funding of community and voluntary groups.