Departments Directions Social Fund Guide

Part 8 - The Directions issued by the Department

Contents Menu

Direction 1- Needs which may be met by Social Fund payments
Direction 2 - Budgeting Loan qualifying conditions
Direction 3 - Crisis Loan qualifying conditions
Direction 4 - Community Care Grant qualifying conditions
Direction 5 - Repayability
Direction 6 - Community Care Grants not repayable
Direction 7 - Repeat applications

Budgeting Loans

Direction 8 - Budgeting Loan eligibility
Direction 9 - Treatment of capital
Direction 10 - Budgeting Loan, minimum and maximum award
Direction 11- Budgeting Loans, ability to repay

Crisis Loans

Direction 14 - Crisis Loan eligibility
Direction 15 - Crisis Loans, excluded persons
Direction 16 - Crisis Loans, students and persons from abroad
Direction 17 - Crisis Loans, sanctions and disallowances
Direction 18 - Crisis Loans, amount to be awarded
Direction 20 - Crisis Loans, calculations of amounts for living expenses Jobseeker’s Allowance hardship cases
Direction 21 - Crisis Loans, maximum amounts
Direction 22 – Crisis Loans, ability to repay
Direction 23 – Crisis Loans, exclusions

Community Care Grants

Direction 25 – Community Care Grant eligibility
Direction 26 – Community Care Grants, trade disputes
Direction 27 – Community Care Grants, treatment of capital
Direction 28 – Community Care Grants, minimum award
Direction 29 – Community Care Grants, exclusions

Reviews

Direction 31 – Circumstances in which a determination is to be reviewed
Direction 32 – Manner in which a review is to be conducted
Direction 33 – Decision not wholly in applicant’s favour
Direction 34 – Interviewing the applicant (CCGs and CLs)
Direction 35 – Interviews
Direction 36 – Action following the interview
Direction 37 – Withdrawal of application for review
Direction 38 – Social Fund Inspector refers the matter to a Reviewing Officer for decision
Direction 39 – Review action, first stage

The Budget

Direction 40 - Responsibilities of the Area Decision Maker
Direction 41 –Budget Responsibilities of the Decision Makers
Direction 42 – Budget Responsibilities of Decision Makers for grants

Overpayments

Direction 43 – Overpayments – misrepresentation
Direction 44 – Action following the Decision Maker’s overpayment determination
Direction 45 – Reviewing Officer action, first stage
Direction 46 – Manner in which a review of an overpayment determination is to be conducted
Direction 47 – Action following the Reviewing Officer’s review
Direction 48 – Social Fund Inspector refers the matter back to the Reviewing Officer for determination

Applications for Crisis Loans and Community Care Grants

Direction 49 - Community Care Grant applications treated as Crisis Loan applications and vice versa

Budgeting Loan prioritisation and awards

Direction 50 – Personal circumstances of applicant
Direction 52 – Weightings for personal circumstances
Direction 53 – What to award

The Directions issued by the Department to Social Fund Inspectors

Social Fund Inspector's Direction 1 - Role of the Social Fund Inspectors: Community Care Grants and Crisis Loan determinations
Social Fund Inspector's Direction 2 - Social Fund Inspectors reviews: Community Care Grants and Crisis Loan determinations
Social Fund Inspector's Direction 3 - The Role of the Social Fund Inspector: Budgeting Loan determinations
Social Fund Inspector's Direction 4 - Social Fund Inspector review: Budgeting Loan Determinations
Social Fund Inspector's reviews Direction 5 - Social Fund Inspector overpayment review - first stage
Social Fund Inspector's reviews Direction 6 - Social Fund Inspector overpayment review - second stage