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

The Family Fund provides grants to families with severely disabled or seriously ill children, based on families’ views and needs.

The Fund will consider any request on its merits and within the following grant-making criteria:-

• The Family Fund is open to families with children and young people aged 15 and under who have a severe disability or serious illness.

• The family must be resident in the United Kingdom.

• Families whose income is entirely from benefits are eligible for consideration.

• The Fund cannot usually consider applications from families with a gross income from employment of more than £23,000 per year, excluding overtime and bonuses.

• Where savings are less than £18,000.

• The Family Fund cannot help on behalf of children and young people in local authority care, including those living with relatives or foster carers.

These criteria are set out and regularly reviewed by the Board of Trustees.  The grants awarded must relate to the disabled child’s needs.  The Fund works with an annual fixed budget so all grant awards are discretionary and subject to funds being available.

Please note:  The Fund cannot help where there is a responsibility on a statutory agency to help with the requested item.

For an application form the address is as follows:-

 The Family Fund
 Unit 4, Alpha Court
 Monks Cross Drive
 Huntingdon
 York  YO32 9WN

 Telephone no. 0845 130 4542

 Minicom no.   01904 658 085

Alternatively, you can download the application form from the following link:-

 www.familyfund.org.uk