Eligibility

Before making your claim, please read the following information summarising the conditions for this scheme.

Eligible households must: 

• Contain at least one member who is over the age of 16; and
• Be responsible for household bills (rent or mortgage, utilities etc); and
• Live in the Exeter City Council area (as their main residence); and
• Be without sufficient resources to meet the immediate short-term needs of themselves or dependents.

Priority will be given to households who are at particular risk of being at a financial disadvantage because either:

• Their incomes are restricted by the benefit rules or due to welfare reforms or
• They have higher expenditure than normal for a household in their circumstances or for a temporary period.

Some examples of circumstances where this could apply are included below, but this is not intended to be a complete list of qualifying circumstances.

• Households affected by the two child limit 
• Households subject to the overall benefit cap 
• Households with housing costs restricted by Local Housing Allowance 
• Tenants on the under 25 rate of Universal Credit 
• Families with dependant children housed in temporary accommodation 
• In low paid or insecure work facing high employment related costs (transport, equipment or clothing) 
• Child unable to attend school for an extended period preventing parent from working 

Devon County Council have identified care experienced young people as a group particularly likely to face disadvantage. Accordingly, they will be prioritised for support under this scheme.