Discretionary Assistance Fund Wales

What is the Discretionary Assistance Fund?  

The Discretionary Assistance Fund provides two types of grant that you do not need to pay back for families in Wales.

How can the Discretionary Assistance Fund help? 

Emergency Assistance Payment (EAP)

A grant to help pay for essential costs, such as food, gas, electricity, clothing or emergency travel if you:

• are experiencing extreme financial hardship

• have lost your job

• have applied for benefits and are waiting for your first payment

You cannot use it to pay for ongoing bills that you cannot afford to pay.

Individual Assistance Payment (IAP)

A grant to help you or someone you care for live independently in their home or a property that you or they are moving into.

The grant will provide/supply:

• a fridge or washing machine and other ‘white goods’

• home furniture such as beds, sofas and chairs