The benevolent fund offers financial support to those in football who have suffered injury or loss as a direct result of participation in or travel to County FA affiliated football. The maximum payment we award per application is £250.
It’s important to note that the County FA Benevolent Fund is not a compensation fund. It exists to mitigate short term financial hardship due to injury or loss. It cannot provide long-term support, retrospective funding or funding for projects or legal fees.
Who is eligible to apply?
Applications can only be received from registered participants with a FA number. The club or County FA member organisation of the claimant must have opted in to the scheme and paid the Benevolent Fund Membership Fee during the affiliation process for the season in which the injury occurred.
How do I opt in to the benevolent fund?
To be eligible to apply to the Benevolent Fund, a voluntary contribution of £10 is required when affiliating your club or registering as a referee.
For clubs, this payment provides cover for all members of your club for the upcoming season.
During the final stage of your affiliation application, the Summary page will include an Other Products section.
To opt in:
- Select Benevolent Fund from the list of available products.
- Add it to your application before completing payment.
Please note that you only need to purchase the Benevolent Fund once per club. Do not increase the quantity to two, three or more.
How to make an application
To apply for the Benevolent Fund, please click here.
If approved, we will contact you to obtain your account details to enable the grant award to be issued by bank transfer. If not approved, we will contact you via email to either obtain further details or provide the rationale for declining the application.
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