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Grants
If you are an individual and are looking for information on grants that are available please click on the relevant link below.
Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG)
A Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) is money from the council to adapt the home of a person with a disability to enable them to continue to live there. A grant if offered when Hartlepool Borough Council considers that the chnages are necessary and appropriate to meet specific needs and that the work proposed is considered reasonable and practicable. For more infomation, click here.
You may be able to get energy efficiency grants and offers to help you make energy saving improvements to your home. These grants and offers come from government, your local council or your energy supplier.
If you continue learning after 16 - either in full-time education or through work-based learning - you can get financial help with the cost of your studies.
Grants and bursaries for adult learners
Depending on your circumstances and the course you're doing, you may be able to get financial help through a grant. Grants don't have to be paid back. Bursaries are similar to grants but are usually linked to a particular career or type of course - like Dance and Drama Awards or residential bursaries.
If you're on a low income, the Sure Start Maternity Grant is a one-off payment to help towards costs of a new baby. The grant comes from the Social Fund and you don't have to repay it.