Who do we help
Grants to Individuals
If you qualify, we can help with most things that are not available from statutory sources. You will need someone to refer your application to us – this must be a person from a statutory or voluntary agency who, in a professional capacity provides you with support and has knowledge of your situation.
Do you qualify for assistance? You: -
- must have ongoing health needs and be currently under the care of the medical profession due to sickness or disability (either physical or mental). You will need to give us evidence of your health needs
- the referrer can apply on behalf of both yourself or your children, but YOU, as the applicant, must sign the application form and consent form yourself, even if your referrer assists you in completing the forms.
- must live in the current geographical area of the Royal County of Berkshire or in a part of Oxfordshire which, prior to 1st April 1974, used to be part of the Royal County of Berkshire. Please see the map below.
- must have your application referred to us by a member of a statutory or voluntary agency, health professional or similar. We cannot accept applications direct from members of the public
- must be applying for something that cannot be provided by one of the statutory authorities. Frequent grants we make are for things like white goods for your home, flooring and essential furniture, bedding, clothing such as school uniforms, medical or other aids, adaptations to the homes of the disabled, physiotherapy in the home.
- We will give special consideration to current or ex-members of the nursing profession – please say if this applies to you
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A grant cannot be approved if: -
- you live outside the geographical area outlined above
- you have applied to us directly – please discuss your application with your referrer who will send us your application
- you are applying for an item or a service that could be provided by the statutory authorities
- you have savings or capital of more than £5000 – you will not generally be eligible for consideration
- you have had a grant from us in the previous 12 months – we cannot usually consider another one until a year has elapsed, but there can be exceptions to this
- the grant would be for a retrospective payment or for making ongoing payments
- the item is for something that we do not assist with, such as mortgage repayments or rent arrears, council tax payments, water rates, funeral costs, education/training costs, H.P., credit, catalogue or bank loan repayments.
If you are unsure if you would qualify for a grant, please ask the person who would be making the referral to contact us.
What happens next?
If the item you are applying for a grant for costs £600 or less our Trustees can consider your application anytime throughout the year. If it is over that amount the application will be considered at the next quarterly Trustees meeting (January, April, July and October).
When we have reached a decision, we will contact the person who referred your application to us to let them know the outcome and they will inform you. Grants are paid to the referring organisation or the service provider; we cannot pay members of the public directly. Decisions made by Trustees are final and cannot be appealed
Area of Benefit
Grants to Organisations
Grant funding is available to local caring organisations and associations which are directly involved with illness or disability, by supporting with funding for projects or events.
To qualify for assistance, your organisation: -
- must work with people living in the current geographical area of the Royal County of Berkshire or in a part of Oxfordshire which, prior to 1st April 1974, used to be part of the Royal County of Berkshire. Please see the map below.
- should demonstrate on the form how the requested funding would benefit service users, particularly with respect to their physical or mental health
- must be applying for something that cannot be provided by one of the statutory authorities. Examples of things we can fund are equipment costs, training delivered to individuals with health problems, funding for therapy costs for individuals or groups of clients you help, staff costs that do not have an ongoing commitment and are specific to the project, travel costs for service users, activities/activity days
A grant cannot be approved if: -
- your organisation delivers services outside the geographical area outlined
- you are applying for an item or a service that could be provided by the statutory authorities
- the grant is for general operating costs of the organisation
- the grant is for ongoing staffing costs
- you have had a grant from us in the previous 12 months – we cannot usually consider another one until a year has elapsed, but there can be exceptions to this
If you are unsure if you would qualify for a grant, please contact us at secretary@williamware.uk
What happens next?
The application will be considered at the next quarterly Trustees meeting (January, April, July and October).
When we have reached a decision, we will contact you with the outcome. Grants are usually paid to the referring organization or the service provider. Decisions made by Trustees are final and cannot be appealed.