Application Criteria
- Individuals and Families who are affected by fire, including physical and/or psychological trauma or through fire damage to their home
- The applicant must be resident in the Edinburgh Local Authority Area and any need must arise as a result of a fire in the applicant’s home
- Eligible Expenditure:
- Household contents, essential personal effects and clothing but only if not covered by appropriate insurance
- Redecoration (and any prior cleaning to remove smoke damage)
- Counselling/therapy needed as a result of trauma resulting from the fire
- Ineligible expenditure is the cost of any structural repairs or work which woudl normally be covered by a buildings insurance policy
- ELTF will not undertake a capital means test although we will prioritise applicants on low income
- Applicants must be in receipts of state benefit or earning up to the living wage with reference to Living Wage Foundation (currently £8.75 for a single person)
- Applications for the fund must be made by the person directly affected by fire. A third party e.g. social worker, support worker, community nurse etc., should verify the information provided. If this is not possible, an explanation should be provided
- Awards are made at the discretion of Trustees and their decision is final
- Applications will normally only be accepted for fires that have occurred in the last 6 months
- Where the incident is still under Police investigation or consideration by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), the Trustees will defer their consideration until these organisations have satisfactorily concluded their investigations
What happens next?
- On receipt of your application, a representative from the Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund may contact you for further information and assessment
- Subject to satisfactory assessment, you will be asked to provide an itemised list of the items to be replaced and their costs
- Eligible applications will be submitted to The Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund Trustees for a decision
- Once a decision has been made, we will contact you to let you know whether or not your application has been successful
- Approved items will be purchased on your behalf to be delivered to you home address
Data Protection Act
The information you provide will be stored on computer records. This information will be used only to enable a decision whether a grant is approved.