Departments Directions Social Fund Guide

Part 8 - The Directions issued by the Department

Applications for Crisis Loans and Community Care Grants

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

49.(1)Where an applicant applies for a crisis loan and information supplied by the applicant in support of the application indicates that a grant may be appropriate, the decision maker may determine the application as an application for a grant, provided there is no application for a crisis loan, or for a grant, to meet the same need which is being considered by a decision maker, or by a social fund inspector, as at the date of determination.

(2)Where an applicant applies for a grant and the information supplied by the applicant in support of the application indicates that a crisis loan may be appropriate, the decision maker may determine the application as an application for a crisis loan, provided there is no application for a crisis loan, or for a grant, to meet the same need which is being considered by a decision maker, or by a social fund inspector, as at the date of determination.