hardship fund
Crisis relief pool
A hardship fund is money set aside to help people facing financial difficulty—often maintained by employers, universities, or charitable organizations.
Recipients typically must demonstrate genuine need: unexpected medical bills, job loss, or inability to cover basic expenses.
She applied to the company's hardship fund after her husband's accident.
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- reliefEasing of distress
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- grantBestow or award money
- one-time paymentFull amount paid once
charity · donation · crisis · tough times · support · aid · poverty · struggling · making ends meet · bills · rent · utilities · rainy day · welfare · means tested · compassion · community · nonprofit
- charitable givingcharitable gift, charitable gifts, donation, donations, contribution
- fundinggrant, loan, grants, venture capital, crowdfunding
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- Bursaryscholarship, grant, stipend, fellowship, merit award
- Financial AidPell Grant, scholarships, grants, federal grants, fellowships
- financial reliefdebt relief, bailout, loan forgiveness, debt forgiveness, stimulus
hardship fundloan
Borrowed money repaid later
commercial loan · payday loan · mortgage · line of credit · investment vehicle
hardship fundinvestment fund
Pooled capital for securities
growth fund · endowment · trust fund · hedge fund · slush fund
hard, hardship, hardships, harder, hardest, harden, hardened, hardening, hardness