Grants are available to cover the immediate basic needs of employees in the horse racing industry. Charity Racing Welfare is providing financial help for workers to pay for food, electricity and heating.
The scheme is open to anyone who believes they may be eligible and participants will be subject to a needs-based assessment.
Single applicants can apply for a fortnightly amount of £150, while families could pick up £210 to cover essentials. Chief executive of Racing Welfare, Dawn Goodfellow, said: "The provision of hardship grants has been developed in response to the Covid-19 outbreak to help those most in need of support quickly. "We recognise that the situation is affecting the lives of people living and working in racing in many