Minutes of the Macfarlane Trust National Support Services Committee meeting held 22 January 2014. Attendees were Elizabeth Boyd, Alan Burgess, Eileen Jackson, Russell Mishcon and Keisha Hanchard. Includes update on cases from previous meeting with details of grants offered, letter to be sent to all widows informing them of rule changes of Skipton Fund and potential entitlement to ex-gratia payment, application/appeal decisions categorised by agreed/declined with reasons for those of which were declined and round-robin/discretionary grants considered since 20 November 2013 under which a loan was offered to 2 beneficiaries (2063 and 1219). Attachments include NSSC Schedule 22 January 2014 and Grants budget and expenditure.