Help with emergencies
If you have an emergency and don’t have enough money to meet your necessary costs, we may be able to help with a grant.
Help with emergencies
An emergency grant can help in a range of situations- The Special Needs Grant can help if you have an emergency like urgent dental care (you may have to pay this back).
- The Recoverable Assistance Payment helps with necessary costs like replacing your prescription glasses in an emergency (you'll have to pay this back).
- Temporary Additional Support can help for a short time if you can't meet your necessary living costs and need help while you sort out your situation.
- The Student Allowance Transfer Grant can help if you have a partner or a child and are in hardship because your Student Allowance has stopped and you're waiting for your benefit to start.
Ask us about how we can help in an emergency.
There are special conditions so please ask us about them.
For more details call us on 0800 88 99 00.