Salisbury City Almshouse and Welfare Charities

Salisbury City Almshouse and Welfare Charities is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 202110).

Salisbury City Almshouse and Welfare Charities is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and has a long history, dating back to the 14th Century, of caring for needy elderly people in the Salisbury area. It aims to provide low-cost, high quality housing for independent older people in need, with Warden support, across over 150 ordinary sheltered almshouses at 10 sites in and around the city and two very sheltered sites with nearly 40 flats. It also offers welfare grants to help local people in need, and education and training grants for young people in the city.

Priority Areas

The Charities provide low-cost, secure housing for independent older people in need, including sheltered and very sheltered homes with Warden support, and a small number of low-cost social-housing units for eligible young families and single parents in Salisbury. Their welfare grants support local residents facing temporary financial hardship, while educational/apprenticing grants assist young people under 25 in the Salisbury area with education or training. Requests are made through sponsors and considered monthly. The latest report also records grants to local organisations and institutions with similar aims, intended to maximise support for people in need in the Salisbury area.

Themes

• Temporary hardship
• Education and training
• Sheltered housing
• Social housing for families

Geographic Focus

Salisbury area.

Welfare grant applications are made through a sponsor, such as a social worker, tenancy sustainment officer, GP or school; they are considered monthly.

Who can apply:

• Welfare (Relief in Need) Grants: Applications are made through a sponsor, such as a Social Worker, a Tenancy Sustainment Officer, a GP or a school.
• Educational/Apprenticing Grants: Applications are made through a sponsor.

What to send:

• Welfare (Relief in Need) Grants, Educational/Apprenticing Grants: The applicant’s NI number must be provided and the form signed by them.
• Welfare (Relief in Need) Grants
  • Two quotations must be provided for any new items being requested.
  • Please attach a letter from your sponsor on their organisation’s headed paper, which provides relevant background history on your situation, the reasons why you are experiencing difficulties and why financial assistance or a particular item is needed. The sponsor should also explain how the quality of the applicant’s life would be significantly improved if a grant were to be provided.
  • Details of other grants applied for and/or received for should also be given.
  • The fullest possible information about the applicant/s and their household finances, weekly income and expenditure is needed.
• Educational/Apprenticing Grants
  • Please enclose details of why you/the Applicant wishes to undertake this activity or requires the items, how they will benefit from the experience and how it will help with future plans. You should attach any supporting literature concerning the activity / course / expedition / etc which clearly shows the costs involved and the organisation providing the activity.
  • The sponsor should specify how they consider the applicant will gain by taking part in the activity.
  • Please list each element of cost and how the total amount of the activity will be funded. It is important that all other grants applied for are detailed by organisation and the amount requested from each.
  • The Income and Expenditure form should be completed in full for applicants who are not self-supporting or financially independent.
  • Please list the other members of the applicant’s household.

Applying again: Welfare (Relief in Need) Grants: Repeat grants are discouraged.