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Can I apply?

To decide if your family is eligible for a grant, Family Fund looks at your income and the impact of disability on your child.

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You can apply for a grant if:

  • You are the parent/carer of a child aged between 0 and 24
  • You are the parent/carer of a child with a disability or serious illness
  • The child is not in the care of the local authority or in foster care
  • You have lived in the UK for the past six months
  • You are on a low income or receiving benefits

Your child also needs high levels of support in at least three areas of our child and young person eligibility criteria. It’s essential that you check this before you start your application.

What do I need?

As part of your application you will need to upload some supporting documents. It’s good to have these to hand when you start. We will need to see documents about:

Your income

Either:

  • a copy of your most recent benefit award letter, or
  • your last three months of payslips.

Your child

  • your child’s disability benefits
  • their support learning plan
  • any professional reports detailing the additional support your disabled or seriously ill child receives.
Extra help – see our application guides

How do I apply?

Applying through our online application form is the quickest and easiest way to make an application. Online applications also take less time to process, so you may receive your grant decision more quickly.

Please note that you will only be able to access the online application form when there is grant funding available for the country where you live. The application form is currently closed to new applications in Wales.

Get started

If you’re not able to apply online, you can download an application pack to print, complete, and post back to us.

If you are unable to print the form at home, you can request an application pack to be posted to you. You should receive this within 10 working days. Please note that it costs Family Fund more than £1 for every pack that is printed and posted, so please check your eligibility carefully before you request one.

If you are submitting an application for more than one child, you’ll also need to complete additional child form (one per sibling you wish to include in your application).

I need help with applying

Family Fund is committed to making our application process as accessible as possible. If you need help with the process, you can contact us on [email protected] or call us on 01904 550055.

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