Departments Directions Social Fund Guide

Part 2 - Community Care Grants

Direction 4 (a)(iv) - Prisoner or young offender on temporary release

3000Certain prisoners and young offenders are granted short periods of leave, normally two or five clear days at home, in order to help them readjust to life outside prison, see Direction 4(a)(iv).

3001A Community Care Grant may be awarded towards living expenses, if the prisoner or young offender spends the leave with a person who both receives Income Support (IS), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA(IR), income based Jobseekers Allowance(JSA(IB), State Pension Credit (SPC) or payment on account of such benefits and will provide care.

3002It would normally be reasonable to give the person who receives Income Support (IS), income-related Employment and Support Allowance(ESA(IR), income-based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA(IB), State Pension Credit (SPC) or payment on account of such a benefits for each day, one seventh of either:

if the prisoner joins their partner, the difference between the partner’s IS, ESA(IR), JSA(IB), SPC or payment on account of such benefits in payment and the appropriate amount for the couple
the appropriate personal allowance

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