Financial support

A confidential telephone service for people with disabilities, their representatives and their carers. General advice available on benefits available for people with disabilities, as well as forms and leaflets.

Tel: 0800 882 200
Text: 0800 243 355
Web: www.dwp.gov.uk

The Family Fund gives grants to lower income families with severely disabled children for things that make life easier and more enjoyable.

It is the largest charitable sector grant-maker to families, giving around £29 million to about 48,000 families each year.

The Fund helps with things to meet the additional needs of caring for a severely disabled child such as holidays, washing machines, driving lessons, computers and hospital visiting costs.

All funding comes from the governments of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

Family Fund
4 Alpha Court
Monks Cross
York
YO32 9WN
Tel: 0845 130 4542 or 01904 621 115
Text: 01904 658 085
Fax: 01904 652 625
Email: info@familyfund.org.uk
Web: www.familyfund.org.uk

Provides a wide range of support to children and families living with poverty, ill health and social isolation. Help includes specialist work with children with disabilities and financial support to families.

Family Action Southern Office
501-505 Kingsland Road
Dalston
London
E8 4AU
Tel: 020 7254 6251

Family Action Northern Office
184 Lightbowne Road
Moston
Manchester
M40 5EE
Tel: 0161 684 2180

Pearson's Holiday Fund makes grants that financially assist disadvantaged children and young people living in the United Kingdom to have holidays or take part in respite activities in the United Kingdom away from their normal environment which would otherwise not be possible without some external financial support.

PO Box 3017
South Croydon
Surrey
CR2 9PN
Email: general.secretary@personholidayfund.org
Web: www.pearsonsholidayfund.org