Derbyshire County Council launches fund to help people in emergency or crisis situations
Posted on April 05 2013
On 1st April 2013, Derbyshire County Council launched a fund to help people in emergency or crisis situations, or who need help to continue to live independent lives or cope with exceptional pressure and they have no money of their own to help the situation.
This kind of support was previously available from the Department for Work and Pensions as Crisis Loans and Community Care Grants.
The Derbyshire Discretionary Fund aims to assist applicants to resolve their immediate difficulty, but also to put them in touch with other appropriate support/services, so that crises or difficulties are less likely to happen again.