Grant Enquiries

How we process Grant Requests. 

The enquiry form for grants will ask about your household, housing situation, income and expenditure along with current/prior work and other essential information. This is so we are able to fully assess your enquiry for local and national grants, as well as highlight any other advice we may be able to give to ease your situation. 
Please note – we are unable to guarantee you are eligible for a grant, and it may take some time to assess your enquiry and find a suitable funder for your application to be made to. 

What evidence we need?

We ask for the following documentary evidence, which is needed by the funders
(we review them, but do not pass any copies of the documents without your written consent)

For all grants we need to see   

• 2 months bank statements for ALL bank accounts (both for yourself and a partner if you live in the same home).  
• A full breakdown of how the Grant will be used:
  ie.  food £100, Energy £50,  Washing machine £200, Children’s clothes (coat, shoes, jumpers) = £100
• Employed income – copies of payslips if PAYE. 
• Benefit income – last award notice showing the amount and the calculation. 
• Other income – any documents you have to evidence this. 

Bills: We need to see   

• For Energy, your last full bill (which shows your usage breakdown and energy cost breakdown charges) – if you are on a pre-payment meter please let us know.  
• For Water, the last bill you received which shows total charge and outstanding balance  
• For any other bill, please send any document showing amount due and any calculations/statements that you may have.   

How to send us the information. 

IF SENDING PICTURES [BY WHATSAPP or EMAIL]– Please use a “PDF Scanner App”, such as ‘Adobe Scan’, to take photos – this will save multiple pages as 1 document which can then be sent.
(Google Play) (Apple Store)

If you are unable to use a scanning app – when attaching documents to an email – please do not “shrink/reduce” the size to Small, as this often means we are unable to see them clearly.

Application – You can attach documents to the grant application form before submitting. 

Email – Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an email which you can reply to with your evidence, or simply email Advice@citizensadvicerichmond.org.

WhatsApp – 07783 758 204

Post – Citizens Advice Richmond, 94-102 High Street, Hampton Hill, TW12 1NY

In Person– Please let us know in your application if you need to bring documents in by responding to this email. One of the team will then contact you to arrange a location and time for this to happen.