Financial difficulties can happen to anyone. When it happens to members of the Armed Forces community, our grants scheme delivers financial support tailored to their specific circumstances.
Our grants are wide-ranging and cover areas such as home repairs or adaptations, replacement household goods and clothing. We’ve kept our grant giving criteria deliberately broad so we can help as many people as possible. We carefully consider each individual's case, so do not hesitate to get in touch, we are here to help you through the grant application process.
Please note, we are not able to help with repayment of business debts, loans, legal expenses, medical care or where state assistance or statutory services are available.
“We were made to feel very welcome by Poppyscotland. We didn’t feel we were being judged and that was important. We would encourage people who need help just to ask.”
In order to create the space and accessibility the Reid family needed, home adaptations were needed - and a Poppyscotland grant made all the difference.
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“The grant money kept my head above water. For the first time in a long time, I felt I could cope and that I was getting better.”
-- Alex Watson
Funding to organisations
Poppyscotland works collaboratively with other organisations, providing funding so that members of the Armed Forces community can access the specialist services they need.
During 2019/20 our financial support to other organisations totalled over £880,000. Organisations supported include: Citizens Advice Scotland (ASAP), Combat Stress, CRISIS, Fares4Free, Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory, Military Wives Choir, RFEA, Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company, Legion Scotland, SACRO, Scottish Veterans Residence’s, SAMH (Employ-Able) and SSAFA’
Please note: Poppyscotland is unable to accept any new requests from organisations for assistance. For any questions, please contact Sharon Higgins, Head of Welfare Services, on 07894 484493 or by emailing s.higgins@poppyscotland.org.uk.
