Your local council might give you vouchers to help pay for day to day essentials like.
Council grants for carpets.
Sadly this is a postcode lottery each council can choose whether to offer financial help or not and who is eligible.
This help is known as welfare assistance.
Contact your local council or just google www yourarea gov uk eg www barnet gov uk to find out its procedure.
The help on offer and who can get it varies.
Cambridgeshire county council local assistance scheme.
I care for my partner who is recovering from throat cancer we had a repossession notice on our home for the 25th of december but now we have been offered a council property we will move end of january but there will be no carpets can anyone help.
You can get more information about the energy company obligation from ofgem.
Scope does not give financial assistance or grants but you may find it helpful to use this online grants search.
For example some may give furniture or food grants while others may give cash.
The eaton fund can make one off grants to help purchase specific items such as white goods carpets or essential furniture.
Household appliances for example a cooker.
Please remember charities and grant giving trusts rarely give money for things that you could get through or could be funded by statutory sources such as benefits.
Welcome to the community tracey1313.
Hi thankyou for letting join the group.
Hi im a 31 yo male my partner is 26 we have two young boys 3 in september and 15 months old.
North yorkshire county council local assistance fund.
I trying to find a grant for carpets iam a carer.
They stopped the community care grants a few years back unless uve just left jail or care.
We were offered a council property recently but have zero funds available to furnish the property it is entirely bare internally no carpets furnishings etc.
The main scheme is a home energy efficiency scheme known as the energy company obligation eco provided by the government.
More information about the grant.
Bristol city council local crisis and prevention fund.
Each council runs their own scheme.
As for carpets if ur on benefits u can apply for a budgeting loan but u will have to pay it back.
If you can t get any help and they don t give grants for carpets any more i don t think then you could try a putting a bit aside each week until you have enough to do a room and do it room by room b have a look on gumtree or freecycle and see if there are any free carpets going or even offcuts large enough to put down in the children s room.
They also help disabled women by contributing towards an item that improves quality of life or independence.
Liverpool citizens support scheme for food essential items furniture and white goods.
Were unable to apply for a budgeting loan due to my partners previous outstanding debt we applied for a crisis loan for 600 to carpet.
If ur house isnt painted needs re decorating u shud get vouchers off council for local diy stores.