About us

The Family Fund is a registered charity covering the whole of the UK and is funded by the national governments of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

We are the largest independent grant-giving organisation helping low-income families caring for a severely disabled child. We support families by providing grants that relate to the need of their disabled child or young person. In 2007-08, the Fund distributed £28.7 million to 48,000 families.

The Fund works within an annual fixed budget and there is no automatic entitlement to our help. Grants are discretionary and depend on our having funding available. The Fund cannot assist where there is a responsibility on a statutory agency to help with the requested item.

The Fund’s eligibility criteria are set and regularly reviewed by our Board of Trustees.

As well as being a registered charity, the Fund is also a company limited by guarantee.