15. Family Fund
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15. Family Fund
The purpose of the Family Fund is to ease the stress on families arising from the day-to-day care of a disabled or seriously ill child or young person by providing grants and information. It is an independent charity financed by the government.
Do you qualify?
You can apply for help from the Fund if you are caring at home for a disabled or seriously ill child or young person under the age of 25 and you are entitled to universal credit, housing benefit or pension credit. The Fund is discretionary but works within general guidelines agreed with the government. You cannot get help for a child or young person who is in local authority care.
What kind of help is there?
The Family Fund cannot help with items that should be available from the NHS or your local authority but can complement that support. It can help with:
    ■holidays or leisure activities for the whole family;
    ■a washing machine or tumble dryer if you need to do extra washing because of your child’s disability;
    ■bedding
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