Funds
UNITED KINGDOM
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DWP – Jobcentre Plus

Name
Flexible Support Fund
Region
UNITED KINGDOM
Who Can Apply
Customers of Jobcentre Plus. If you are a prisoner, the Flexible Support Fund will only be available once you have been released and have made a claim for Universal Credit.
What Can Be Funded

This grant can be for anything that helps remove barriers to work and improves an individual’s chances to gain work and/or keep employment. Examples of such awards include clothing and footwear for attendance at interviews in order to gain employment, clothing and travel expenses to attend a place of work. Funds can also be requested to help towards childcare.

There is no set amount of money you can be granted, it depends on your personal circumstances, situation and needs.

What Can Not Be Funded
Goods or services you have already paid for.
How To Apply

Simply ask your Jobcentre Plus advisor if it would be possible to be considered for this grant and be ready to answer questions and explain the need.

Key Dates
This grant may be applied for at any time.
Notes

Whether to award or not is at the sole discretion of the individual’s Jobcentre Plus advisor.

Contact

To find contact details for your local Jobcentre Plus, visit find-your-nearest-jobcentre.dwp.gov.uk/search.php
Alternatively, use Google or another search engine.