PART 3Eligibility
Grant eligibility12
1
Discretionary support may be awarded in the form of a grant where the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
2
A grant will only be awarded where—
a
the grant is to provide assistance for a claimant or their immediate family to remain or begin living independently in the community; or
b
the claimant or their immediate family are prevented from remaining in their home; or
c
the grant is to provide assistance in the form of living expenses where the claimant is over the acceptable debt threshold; or
d
where the claimant is eligible for a loan for living expenses and cannot afford to make repayment.
3
For the purposes of paragraph 2, sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) only one grant may be awarded to a claimant in any rolling 12 month period from the date an award is made except in the event of a disaster.
4
For the purposes of paragraph 2, sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) only one living expenses grant may be awarded to a claimant in any rolling 12 month period from the date an award is made.
5
A grant shall not be awarded for any of the items and services specified in Schedule 2.
6
In this regulation “acceptable debt threshold” means the level of debt determined as acceptable to the Department.