Donate

Discretionary Assistance Fund - Can I get help from the Discretionary Assistance Fund?

The Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF) provides grants to people in Wales. Grants do not need to be paid back.

Can I get help from the Discretionary Assistance Fund?

The Individual Assistance Payment (IAP)

To be eligible to apply for this, you, or the person you care for must be getting either:


You, or the person you care for, must also be:

  • Leaving an institution such as a hospital, care home or prison after having lived there for three or more consecutive months (or on a frequent or regular basis), or

  • Planning to care for someone leaving an institution as described above and neither of you can afford to meet their needs, or

  • Needing help that could stop admittance to an institution, or

  • Part of a planned resettlement after a period of homelessness or leaving supported accommodation, or

  • Experiencing exceptional and urgent pressures on your household, for example, due to domestic violence, chronic illness, disability or an accident, or

  • In need of help with a one-off or short-term travel expense which is essential to you continuing to live independently.

The Emergency Assistance Payment (EAP)

To be eligible to apply for this, you must:

  • Not have enough money to meet your basic needs,
    • For example, you have made a claim for benefits but not been paid yet
  • have no other money and have considered whether you could borrow money from a responsible lender
  • live in Wales
  • be over 16

Share

Printable version of this guide

Was this page helpful?

Tell us the problem

*Required

Thank you

Thank you for your feedback. If you would like to tell us more, please visit our contact us page.