Food

If the client meets all qualifications, they may be able to receive a Special Needs Grant for food, if:

• the client or the client's immediate family (if any) has an immediate need to purchase food
• the client and the client's partner (if any) have no resources to meet that need, and would otherwise have to rely on a food bank and
• the need for food or lack of resources to meet it, was caused by an essential expense that had to be met and which left insufficient money to buy food

The purchase of grocery items must exclude the purchase of:

• alcohol
• appliances
• electronics
• gift cards or vouchers
• lotto products
• tobacco and
• vaping products