Which grant programmes are available?

Funded by the Department for Education and managed by Family Fund, the SFDC programme provides a wide range of grant items to families in England raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person, and living on a low-income.

If you have a disabled or seriously ill child under three, and would benefit from access to a car, the Family Fund Mobility Support programme could help.

Family Fund provides a wide range of grants to families living in Northern Ireland raising a disabled or seriously ill child, or young adult, on a low income. See here more about our grants.

Family Fund provides a wide range of grants to families living in Scotland raising a disabled, or seriously ill, child or young adult on a low income.

Take a Break is Scotland’s short break grant scheme for parent carers of disabled children who have complex additional support needs. This programme is currently closed.

In partnership with The Marian Elizabeth Trust, we are providing further grant support for families raising children and young adults with multiple complex significant support needs living in specific locations across Birmingham, Liverpool and The Wirral, Chester, Leicester, Peterborough and surrounding areas.

This programme is currently closed, due to funding availability.

This programme is temporarily closed for new applications.