Financial support

These organisations may be useful if you are looking for information on communication and childhood deafness. 

Benefits Enquiry Line for People with Disabilities

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

Family Fund

An independent organisation funded by the government administrations of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The Trust provides grants and information to families caring for a severely disabled child under 16.

Family Fund
Unit 4 Alpha Court
Monks Cross Drive
Huntington
York
YO32 9WN
Tel: 0845 130 4542
Text: 01904 658 085
Fax: 01904 652 625
Email: info@familyfundtrust.org.uk
Web: www.familyfundtrust.org.uk

Family Welfare Association

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.

Grants and Advice Manager
501-505 Kingsland Road
Dalston
London
E8 4AU
Tel: 020 7254 6251
Fax: 020 7249 5443
Email: fwa.headoffice@fwa.org.uk
Web: www.fwa.org.uk

The Pearson's Holiday Fund

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
Tel: 020 8657 3053
Email:
info@pearsonsholidayfund.org
Web: www.pearsonsholidayfund.org