I wondered if it might be useful to share links for financial assistance for women.
For a start, here is the Smallwood Trust:
www.smallwoodtrust.org.uk/grants-individuals
Priority Areas
To help us manage the demand, and to ensure that our small grants help women who are most in need, at this current time we are focussing on the following priority areas:
Women with housing related debt:
Rent or Mortgage arrears
Council Tax arrears
Utility bills (e.g. gas, electric, water)
Unable to afford heating fuel such as oil, wood, coal
Women living on a reduced income as a direct result of Covid-19:
Women who have been made redundant
Women whose hours have been reduced
Women on zero hour contracts
A reduction in self-employed income
Women over the age of 50 facing financial difficulties and on a low income:
Women who have been affected by the raise in state pension age
Women aged 50 to 65 struggling to find employment
Women who are or who have been affected by domestic violence or abuse, including financial and economic abuse and coercive control
In most cases we can only give a small amount as a contribution towards a priority need. We may ask you for evidence of your need as part of the application process.