Who Qualifies

Any apprentice, licensed jockey or former jockey or bereaved partner can apply for assistance when experiencing financial problems.

On receipt of an application or a referral to the Trust, the applicant is contacted in order to complete a financial assessment by the Irish Jockeys Trust (IJT) social worker. Each application is allocated a case number and the case is forwarded anonymously to the Board of Trustees for their decision. Depending on the applicant’s situation, a single grant may be awarded or short term maintenance grant subject to on-going review.

Typical scenarios include addressing the shortfall in income due to ill –health or injury resulting in the inability to meet financial commitments. All financial grants are paid directly into the applicant’s bank account, except in situations where a third party payment is necessitated –e.g. treatment centres outstanding medical / utility bills. The Trustees may require certain actions in the applicant’s interest to be followed in order to prevent them from further financial distress- such as attendance at MABS, addressing addiction issues etc. The Trustees, under the Deeds of Trust, retain the right to approve, defer, refuse or cease financial situation based on the information available to them.