If you have financial difficulties or are on a low income, you might be able to apply for a grant from a charity or grant-giving organisation. Grants can be given as money, products or services and they don’t have to be paid back. 

All charitable funds have specific rules (or eligibility criteria) that an individual has to meet in order to get help from that fund. Each fund’s qualifying rules will be specific to them. For example, you might need to have a specific health condition, be a certain age or have worked in a particular job or industry. Some funds can also help the dependants of people their fund supports (e.g. their partners or dependent children).

You can still apply for a grant even If you cannot claim benefits because of your status in the UK.

Use our free grant search tool below to find out if there is a grant for you.

This feature is provided by Turn2us, a national charity offering information and practical help to people facing financial insecurity.