Carers Resilience Enablement Grant
Terms and Conditions
Please carefully read our Terms & Conditions for the Carers Resilience Enablement Grant before continuing with your application by clicking the button at the bottom of this page.
Terms & Conditions
The Carers Resilience Enablement Grant is commissioned by Cornwall Council and NHS Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly ICB. It is a grant to aid unpaid informal carers in unforeseen or emergency circumstances that prevent them from fulfilling their caring role, where they do not have the means to provide the resource or meet the expense themselves, e.g.
· The repair or replacement of essential domestic equipment.
· Other eligible urgent domestic need. Applications for other urgent domestic needs will be considered individually by the Grants Panel, and there will be a maximum award of £300 for approved applications.
· Private care equipment will only be considered if it is not eligible for NHS funding.
· To enable a carer and, if no other care is available, the person they support and/or dependent children to access an urgently needed break in Cornwall where they would otherwise not be able to.
A maximum of 2 applications per household in a 12-month period will be considered. The amount awarded in a 12-month period should not exceed £1200. 1 item per application.
Funding requests must fall within the maximum award permitted for each category:
Repair or replacement of essential domestic equipment where repair is uneconomical; funding for private care equipment; other urgent domestic needs.
Urgent local break in Cornwall for carer and, if no other care is available, supported person, and/or dependent children, where you feel unable to continue with the caring role without a break (food/drink is not eligible).
Your support worker will advise you of the maximum amount that will be considered for the item you require (we use a reasonable cost comparison).
Max £200 per person up to a maximum of £600.
Activities/items must clearly and directly benefit unpaid, informal carers.
Applications must demonstrate that items will facilitate the caring role or that the activity will promote the health and well-being of carers or will provide opportunities for a break.
Carers must live permanently in Cornwall.
Repairers/suppliers used should be based in Cornwall, where possible.
Carers must be referred and endorsed by a recognised service supporting carers. These are Cornwall Carers Service, Inclusion Matters or a Professional Support Worker. If you do not already have a support worker, please call our Advice Line on 01736 756655
Applications must clearly explain why you are unable to afford this item yourself and why there are no other suitable funding options.
Listed costs must be submitted with your application.
Applicants must agree to complete the feedback form attached to this application and provide receipts for funding received. Grant monies received for items to facilitate the caring role must be spent, and feedback forms and receipts must be forwarded within one month of receipt of funding. Breaks must be taken within 3 months of receipt of funding, and feedback reports and relevant receipts must be forwarded when the break is taken
The grant must be spent for the approved purpose, and failure to do so could result in a request for funds to be returned. If your circumstances change and you wish to amend your original activity, you must notify us at grants@cornwallrcc.org.uk detailing the proposed change and await approval by before proceeding with the new activity.
If you have applied to this grant before, we must have received a feedback report and relevant receipts from you before we can process your application. If you have not already submitted your report and receipts, please send them with this application.
Exclusions (what this grant cannot pay for)
Activities/items that do not clearly and directly benefit carers and aim to improve their health and wellbeing.
Carpets will only be considered under this grant where they are required for a specific need and for only one room e,.g. if floor covering is required to enable a hoist to be used successfully.
Car repairs are not eligible.
Carers’ breaks can include accommodation and wellbeing activities, but food and drink are not eligible.
Amounts that are considered to be excessive for the item requested, e.g. a specific colour, brand or model that makes the item more expensive.
Debt consolidation, fines, penalties.
Travel expenses, unless under exceptional circumstances.
Personal items, e.g. haircut, clothing, groceries, etc.
Items and activities already paid for or taken cannot be reimbursed through this grant.
Data Protection
CRCC complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulations and the Data Protection Act 2018. By completing this form and signing the declaration/agreement section, you understand that we will securely store your personal information on our database, or in the form of paper records, for recording and monitoring purposes or showing CRCC’s work across Cornwall & IOS (when personal details would not be used). The information provided on your application form may also be shared with the grant funder, Cornwall Council.
If you wish to see a copy of the information we hold about you, or to exercise any of your other data subject rights, please forward your request to LeadershipTeam@cornwallrcc.org.uk, Our full privacy statement is available on request and can be viewed here.
Appealing the panel’s decision
If you do not agree with the decision made by the grant panel, please contact the grant manager, who will, of course, want to resolve any issues quickly and efficiently. Please email: jayne.price@cornwallrcc.org.uk
Cornwall Rural Community Charity
CRCC is a Cornish charity that informs and guides local groups and individuals to achieve their aspirations and develop sustainable, inclusive communities. CRCC provides support to a wide variety of groups and individuals and embraces equality and diversity. For more information on our work, visit www.cornwallrcc.org.uk.
