Hampshire grant wait

Just signed up here to say I put in my FAC Grant for Hampshire back in Jan last year and still had NOTHING back so far. Last chase to them said they were and I quote the exact email.

"Thank you for your email. Unfortunately, I have no further information I'm afraid, but I can say that Grant applications are currently taking in excess of 12 months to process. They are all processed in the order they were received, but renewal applications have been prioritised.

The added work created by the change in government guidelines as meant that more work is required for each Grant and Renewal application, combined with the volume have resulted in quite a lengthy backlog. We are working hard to process. I believe the team are still currently processing applications from December 2024, just to give you a rough idea."

This was sent to me 16/03/2026 so yeah, may still be a long time. last update i got was its taking over 12 months, currently on almost 15 months so far for me i think.
 
We're (largely) all in the same boat. Had confirmation last month from Suffolk/Norfolk that it's a minimum 20 month wait. BASC confirmed it's closer to 2 years. I applied last august. A good time to use the word omnishambles.
 
For anyone still waiting, a quick update.
Applied beginning of Feb 2025, call beginning of May 2026 and FAC is now in my hands. 🥳

The gentleman who visited explained that most forces are really under the hammer, but they have all been very helpful both over the phone and email even before my FAC was granted.
 
I took someone out the other day for some training and they had submitted an FAC application and been told 3 year turn around. think it was dorset pol.
 
Ouch, 3 years would be frustrating.

Honestly could not tell you, but I suspect there are a few additional checks that we don’t know about ….
It would be sensible. I would not be surprised if it also depends on what you are after / how many etc
 
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