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Grants for work and business

  • Re:Work - up to £150 for a new job. 
  • Re:Train - up to £1,000 for career-related training. 
  • Business Start Up - up to £1,000 for starting or growing a business. 
  • Business Re:Work - up to £250 for becoming self-employed. 

Re:Work

Receive up to £150 to get you started in a new job or work placement.

You can use the money for any clothing or equipment that you may need for the role.

Who can apply?

You need to have secured one of the two options below:

  • a new vocational work placement of 20+ hours a week
  • new job with a minimum of 8 hours a week for at least 13 weeks.

How to apply

Applications are currently on hold. New applications will be available here soon.

Re:Train

Receive up to £1,000 to start or continue a course that helps develop your professional skills.  

You can use the money for course fees, materials, or equipment. You can also use it for childcare when you’re on the course. However, childcare payments can only be made to registered childcare providers.

Grants are usually up to £250 but, if your course is NVQ Level 3 equivalent or above, you could get up to £1,000.

Who can apply?

You can apply if you're:

  • unemployed
  • facing redundancy
  • looking to change career.

You must also be receiving tenancy support from our advisors.

How to apply

Applications are currently on hold. New applications will be available here soon.

Business Start Up

Receive up to £1,000 for starting your own business.

You can use the money for materials, equipment, marketing, development, or testing, as long as it is linked to a business plan. You can’t use it for rent, wages, staff costs, or previous expenses.

Who can apply?

Clarion residents or people receiving tenancy support from our advisors.

How to apply

Applications are currently on hold. New applications will be available here soon.

Business Re:Work

Receive up to £250 if you want to become self-employed.

You can use the money for things like specialist workwear or equipment, travel costs, childcare, or insurance.

Who can apply?

You can apply if you're:

  • a Clarion resident who has started trading as self-employed
  • a Clarion resident who has secured a new contract that requires self-employment, like working as a carpenter on a site
  • accepted onto the New Enterprise Allowance Scheme.

How to apply

Applications are currently on hold. New applications will be available here soon.

Digital grants

You can get a grant of up to £5,000 for innovative digital inclusion projects.

We support projects that help Clarion residents and the wider community to get online, and safely and confidently use the internet as an everyday tool.

Projects or activities should help people to discover how developing digital skills and using online tools and services can enhance their daily lives. For more information, take a look at our Application Guidance Notes below.

Digital Grants – Application Guidance [pdf]

Digital Grants – Example Projects [pdf]  

Contact the Digital Support Team

If you’d like help developing your project ideas, please email our Clarion Futures Digital Support team.

Contact the Digital Support Team

Contact the Grants Team

If you’d like help with the portal or completing your application, or if you have any additional questions, please email our Clarion Futures Grants team.

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Meet new business owner Jess

Jess was working in a completely different industry before she decided to go to college to complete a Level 2 and Level 3 Diploma in Dog Grooming.

While at college, she heard about the Re:Train grant which gave her the support, guidance, and funds needed to set up her own business. 

A dedicated Employment Support Officer helped Jess through every step of the journey, giving assistance with the complicated parts of setting up a business, like financial forecasting. 

Jess originally planned to get a job in a dog salon after completing college, but after setting up ‘Fresh Pets Mobile Grooming’, she can now work around her daughter’s school schedule and take time off when she needs to. 

Watch Jess’s full story and see how the Re:Train grant changed her life.