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Application information and
guidelines
The
welfare fund can help:
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Children suffering from
mental, physical or sensory disabilities.
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Children suffering from
behavioural and psychological disorders.
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Children deprived of
normal lives because of family circumstances.
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Children living in
areas of deprivation or stress, who are deprived of amenities
generally available to other children of a similar age group.
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Children who are carers
in the home.
You can apply for
help with
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Clothing, toys, day trips or holidays within the UK. The specific
purpose (e.g. winter jacket / jigsaw / school trip) must be given
together with an estimated cost of the item requested.
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For
more expensive items, in which a contribution from the Welfare
Fund towards the cost is sought, please give details of the other
sources of funding (e.g. other charities, social work funds, local
church, etc). Applications of this type will not be considered
unless this information is supplied.
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Items
that will further a particular skill, talent or interest and
enhance the quality of life of the child's life or future will be
given priority (E.g. musical instruments / tuition / sport
equipment / arts and craft materials).
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If the family have
received an award from SWAN in the last twelve months, please call
us on 0141 333 9515 for an informal chat before making any
application.
GRANTS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE FOR:
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Travel
outside of the UK. Travel abroad.
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Medical
treatment.
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General
household furnishings and repairs.
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Payment
of debts or to relieve a statutory body of its duties and
responsibilities.
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Items
already purchased.
Who will we help?
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The
fund covers children from birth up to and including the age of 18.
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The
application must be for a child or children.
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Do not
send an application if a baby not yet born. Send the application
after the baby is born.
Who can apply?
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All
applications must be made by a suitable third party such as a
social worker, health visitor, doctor, schoolteacher, faith leader,
other registered charitable organisation (e.g. Save The Children)
or group working within the community (e.g. Gingerbread). Please
remember in making an application you accept the conditions of the
fund for any award made.
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The
fund does not accept applications from individuals applying for
themselves or on behalf of others
How to apply
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Complete all areas of the form .If you are in doubt about any part
of the form please contact us.
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Make
the writing as clear as possible, preferably in black ink.
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A
supporting letter can be included with the application. This may
include more details of the items applied for, a summary of the
child's circumstances (e.g. family situation, health problems,
etc) and any other relevant information.
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Failure
to follow the above guidelines may result in the delay of the
application being processed or rejection.
Conditions
In applying to the welfare fund,
you agree to the following conditions:
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That you are a third
party applying on behalf of a child or children aged 18 or under.
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That you have read and
understood what the fund can offer.
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That you have read and
understood what cannot be offered by the fund.
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That you have completed
the form to the best of your knowledge.
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That you have included
the full name of the third party account to which
the cheque is made payable. (Cheques are not paid to individuals)/
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That you will, if your
application is successful, supply receipts or photocopies of
receipts with a completed report before the due date stated.
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That you will, should
you be unable to complete the report, inform the fund of this.
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That you are not
applying for goods already purchased (see accompanying notes).
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That you will supervise spending
of award made.
Failure to comply with any or all
of the above will result in:
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Your
application being delayed should any information requested be
omitted.
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Subsequent applications
being delayed or rejected should you have outstanding awards (i.e.
report forms with receipts still to be returned).
The Welfare Fund:
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Will try to process the
application form as quickly as possible.
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Will try to
give priority to an application that has a specific time to be
completed (e.g. for a trip).
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Will inform you if your
application has been unsuccessful.
Successful applications:
Please remember:
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The Fund may request
return of any award made if not used by the date given on the
award form.
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All awards must be used
for the purpose specified on the award notice; if you wish to
change the use of the award, the fund must be consulted.
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The fund will not normally accept
more than three applications from an individual contact person in
any thirty-day period.
What happens afterwards?
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Once
the form is received and processed it is submitted to the fund for
consideration
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Should any part of the form be incomplete,
your application will be rejected. You will receive a letter
explaining why your application was rejected and inform you when
you can apply again.
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You
will be notified of the decision as soon as possible.
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If
your application is unsuccessful,
you will receive a letter.
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If
your application is successful,
you will receive a letter detailing the names of the applicants
and the amount awarded. A cheque will also be attached. A reports
form will be sent as well.
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Any
award made must be used by the date shown on the award form if the
awards have not been used by this date the full amount awarded
must be returned to the fund. A new application can then be
submitted for the family in the future.
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The
report form must be completed and returned before the date stated.
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Photocopies of receipts are acceptable. We realise that originals
sometime have to be kept by clients and third parties and we
accept photocopies instead. Failure to supply the report and
receipts may affect future applications. If, for any reason, you
are unable to supply receipts please contact us immediately.
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Completed report forms must be sent to the address shown on the
form by the due date.
To
download an application form, please go to the
appliaction page.
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