Social Fund, Advances of Benefit and Local Welfare Provision - Factsheet - Valid until Wednesday 18 Jun 2025
The Social Fund is a scheme to help people with expenses that are difficult to meet from a low income and includes:
Winter Fuel Payments
Cold Weather Payments
Funeral Payments.
Advances of Benefit are a form of payment that replaced the discretionary Social Fund and includes:
Short-term advances
Budgeting advances
Budgeting loans.
Local Welfare Provision schemes are discretionary, intended to help people facing a crisis or short-term unavoidable need.
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