Clergy Support Trust will be closed over Christmas, to give our hard-working team, processing more applications than ever before, the chance to rest and recharge.
Verifications will close on Monday 1 December 2025. Applications will close on Monday 8 December 2025, at midday. Find out more.
These are short videos to help you register, apply and provide documentation. You may also find help and guidance useful, which covers frequently asked questions.
Registration and Verification
Before you can apply, you need to go through registration and verification.
We will then check your details, and -if you are eligible- you will receive a login so you can apply for grants and services.
The video to the right walks you through the process of filling out the form, from start to finish.
It should take about 10 minutes to fill out if you have the information ready, which you can see on the Registration Checklist.
Registration walk-through
Emergency Grants
Emergency grants are designed to help in times of unforeseen crises or unexpected costs.
These grants are smaller in value (usually up to £500) and decisions and payments can be made more quickly than for Financial Support grants.
If you are eligible, you may apply for up to two Emergency grants per household in each 12-month period. However, you can only apply once in any calendar year under the Separation and Travel Cost categories (please read the information below before applying for either of these two categories).
Emergency grant walk-through
Providing documentation
To progress any application for support, we need some documents. Without these, we can't reach a decision:
- document(s) in the category type for which you are applying
- document(s) showing how you relate to a clergy household (more details)
The video shows you how to successfully:
- take screenshots (Mac, PC, Phones and Tablets)
- get a copy of your stipend that isn't blank