Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
It may have changed now but in my days of working with the homeless the person who got somewhere to live ......very rare for the single homeless .......could apply for a loan from the social fund ......it was a loan .......it wasn't a grant and had to be paid back through a deduction from a person's benefits

Which is why most homeless people preferred to get basic furniture provision from charities rather than owe money

It wasn't really a question of choice
I'm sure they can receive a grant, Sludge, although i could be wrong.