{"id":544,"date":"2025-08-18T00:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpenny.org\/?page_id=544"},"modified":"2025-08-19T22:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:47:21","slug":"instant-support-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justpenny.org\/index.php\/instant-support-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Support Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  data-id=\"initial-content-section\" data-export-id=\"initial-content-section\" data-label=\"Initial Content\" id=\"initial-content-section\" class=\"content-section content-section-spacing dark-text\">\n   <div  class=\"gridContainer\">\n     <div  class=\"row\">\n\n        <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">                <p ><\/p>\n<h1  class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Instant Support Policy&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><strong >Organisation Name:<\/strong> Just Penny CIC<br ><strong >Effective From:<\/strong> 18\/09\/2025<br ><strong >Reviewed:<\/strong> 18\/08\/2025<\/p>\n<p ><a data-mce-href=\"..\/emergency-food-support\/\" href=\"..\/emergency-food-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" ><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial black&quot;, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\" >INSTANT SUPPORT HERE<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Purpose<\/h2>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p >This policy sets out how Just Penny CIC provides <em >instant support<\/em> to households experiencing food poverty or financial hardship. It ensures fairness, transparency, and accountability in the use of funds granted to us by donors and corporate partners.<\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Principles<\/h2>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<ul  class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li ><strong >Dignity:<\/strong> Support is provided without stigma or discrimination.<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li ><strong >Fairness:<\/strong> All households are assessed against the same simple criteria.<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li ><strong >Transparency:<\/strong> Records are maintained for every distribution and can be audited.<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li ><strong >Proportionality:<\/strong> Support is modest and intended as short-term relief.<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li ><strong >Safeguarding:<\/strong> We protect personal data under UK GDPR and never share it without consent.<\/li>\n<p ><\/p><\/ul>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Eligibility<\/h2>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p >Households may qualify for instant support if they:<\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<ul  class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li >Self-declare financial hardship (e.g. insufficient income to cover food\/essentials), <strong >or<\/strong><\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li >Are referred by a trusted partner agency (e.g. Citizens Advice, local council, food bank, school, GP).<\/li>\n<p ><\/p><\/ul>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p >All applicants must complete a simple intake form (online or paper) including:<\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<ul  class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li >Name and contact details<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li >Household size and dependents<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li >Income source (benefits, wages, etc.)<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li >Declaration that information provided is true<\/li>\n<p ><\/p><\/ul>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Types of Support<\/h2>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<ul  class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li ><strong >Supermarket \/ food vouchers<\/strong><\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li ><strong >Dry ration \/ food parcels<\/strong> (covering 3\u20137 days\u2019 meals) Normally sent to elderly and disable individuals to their door step.<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li ><strong >Other essentials<\/strong> (nappies, toiletries, sanitary products), where appropriate.<\/li>\n<p ><\/p><\/ul>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Support Limits<\/h2>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p >To ensure fairness and sustainable use of funds:<\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<ul  class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li ><strong >Single adult household:<\/strong> \u00a320\u2013\u00a340 voucher \/ equivalent parcel value<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li ><strong >Household with children:<\/strong> \u00a340\u2013\u00a380 depending on family size<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li ><strong >Frequency:<\/strong> normally one-off emergency support, maximum [e.g. 2 times per household per year] unless further need is evidenced by a referral partner (e.g. Citizens Advice, local council, food bank, a trusted agency like Turn2Us, Trussell, school, GP etc).<\/li>\n<p ><\/p><\/ul>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Record-Keeping &amp; Audit Trail<\/h2>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p >We maintain a <strong >secure beneficiary register<\/strong> recording:<\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<ul  class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li >Unique ID number (not full names in reports)<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li >Household type (single \/ family)<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li >Support provided (voucher value, parcel type, date)<\/li>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<li >Referral source (self-declaration or partner agency)<\/li>\n<p ><\/p><\/ul>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p >Personal data is held securely, in line with UK GDPR, and only for as long as necessary. Reports to funders show <strong >aggregated data only<\/strong> (e.g. number of households supported, total spend, case studies with consent).<\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Monitoring &amp; Review<\/h2>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p >This policy will be reviewed annually or sooner if funder requirements change.<\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p ><\/p>\n<p >Random checks may be carried out on a sample of beneficiaries (e.g. request benefit letter or partner verification) to ensure accuracy of self-declarations. <\/p>\n<p ><a data-mce-href=\"..\/emergency-food-support\/\" href=\"..\/emergency-food-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\"  data-cp-link=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\" >APPLY HERE&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instant Support Policy&nbsp; Organisation Name: Just Penny CICEffective From: 18\/09\/2025Reviewed: 18\/08\/2025 INSTANT SUPPORT HERE&nbsp; 1. Purpose This policy sets out how Just Penny CIC provides instant support to households experiencing food poverty or financial hardship. 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