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care grant refused.....help please?
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magoogy
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i put in for a grant to try buy a new bed for me and my disabled partner as i cant afford to buy one at the moment and ours really needs replacing...
i phoned about 3 weeks ago for the form and sent it back..
today i have had a phone call saying they arent doing the grants anymore but i could have a loan?
is this true?? why would they send the form out??
thanks
i phoned about 3 weeks ago for the form and sent it back..
today i have had a phone call saying they arent doing the grants anymore but i could have a loan?
is this true?? why would they send the form out??
thanks
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no idea about grants and loans, sorry, but you could try your local freecycle?Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Michael Pollan
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im just really interested to see whether its true that they arent doing the loans anymore.....i read about someone on this thread getting one a few weeks ago.....i prefer to buy new but thanks...xx0
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i've not heard about the community care grant ending!!
do you have a social worker or are you apart of a carers centre? they can send off refferals to many grant companies,give that a try.
i wouldn't buy a second hand bed neither!0 -
thanks blaqueangel.....we dont have a social worker but i will be checking this out....seems so unfair that the only time we put in for something after my partner being disabled 20 years and we get knocked back.....
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If you can't get a dss grant, have a search for charities in your area. You may be able to get a grant off one of those if you meet their criteriaThere is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter0
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thanks pipkin...i will do a search....not sure how to but will have a go lol...x0
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direct.gov.uk are still giving details of community care grants so i doubt they have been discontinued,might be worth checking with CAB see what they say?0
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Is it not that their budget runs out so they don't offer grants, but then they start to do so again?Signature removed for peace of mind0
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Its the first I have heard of the Community grant ending......:eek:
I know there are organisations such as Family Fund, but think that is only in aid of children.
I would defo check on your local council's website to check for any other organisations.
Shame you had to complete that form for nothing.
Good luck.;)The one and only "Dizzy Di"0 -
I think it's as Savvy Sue mentions & that the grant runs out. Grants are generally allocated over the period of a year & if you apply shortly before the year end you'll often find funds are exhausted. It's best then to wait untill the funding for the new financial year is in place before trying again to see if you can be successful.The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.
I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.0
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