Applications invited for Alzheimer Scotland's Winter Essentials fund

THERE is still time to apply for a cash grant from Alzheimer Scotland's Winter Essentials fund.

Part of the charity's Time for You initiative, the fund provides unpaid carers, or people living with a dementia diagnosis, £50 grants as an additional helping hand of support for the coming winter months.

Applications are accepted from: Unpaid carers of someone with dementia (including if they are in a care home); People living with a diagnosis; People living in Scotland only.

Only one application per household/family can be accepted. The grant must be spent on the item or activity specified in the application.

The fund is expected to run until mid-February.

To apply for a grant, use simple online form available at https://www.alzscot.org

Those who do not have access to the internet or email should get in touch with their Alzheimer Scotland contact who can print out an application which can then be completed and returned.

If successful, the Time for You team at Alzheimer Scotland will transfer the £50 directly into an applicant's bank.

For more information, email timeforyou@alzscot.org

We ask that the grant is spent within a month of receiving it.

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