Applications for Xmas grant open

Orkney Islands Council is taking applications for its 2013 Christmas Grant.

The grant of £52, from the Council’s Reserve Fund, is open to people who, between 1 October and 25 December 2013:

• are aged over 60 and receiving Pension Credit, or
• have a disability and are aged over 18, or
• are the parent/s of a person aged under 18 with a disability

Anyone who received the grant last year will automatically receive an application form from the council in the next week. Anyone newly eligible should contact the council for an application form.