The following funding strategic priorities are:

• Promoting strong and cohesive communities
• Enabling young people to realise their potential
• Empowering women and girls

The funding can go towards:

• Household items/white goods and occasionally other items such as sofas or wardrobes
• Basic living expenses
• Work or education-related expenses (such as interview clothes, school uniforms, or laptops)
• Rent arrears and Council tax arrears, but only where there is a clear risk of homelessness (for rent arrears involving a social landlord applicants should outline what support has already been offered to the tenant)
• Contribution to immigration-related costs, where the current immigration status directly causes financial hardship to the applicant