Support Information

The Fantastic Freddie Foundation recognises that equipment and resources for young people with complex needs are often difficult to source and very expensive. Our ethos is to increase the quality of individual lives, with fun and leisure being at the forefront of activities. However, we aim to promote opportunities for funding or advice that contribute to family life and wellbeing wherever possible.

The foundation is not able to fund individual projects but will happily cooperate with others to provide advice and access to funding. Many charities and organisations give grants to disabled people to help them with a variety of things from funding for equipment to a short break or holiday.

Although The FFF does not make grants, you can use this page for information and support on what grants are available and where you can find them. It is always a good idea to apply for a grant through your local council first, whatever it is for.

Some charities and organisations require you to have applied for all available state or local authority funding before applying with them. You can find your local authority here:

https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council

Useful Links

Motability

https://www.motability.co.uk/get-support/faqs/can-i-apply-for--financial-help/

https://www.disability-grants.org/

Money Helper

https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/benefits/benefits-if-youre-sick-disabled-or-a-carer/charitable-grants-for-ill-or-disabled-people

Sense

https://www.sense.org.uk/information-and-advice/benefits-and-money/benefits-and-financial-help-if-youre-a-disabled-adult/grants-for-disabled-people/

Scope

https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/finding-applying-funds-grants/

Turn2us

https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-

support/information-for-your-situation/disabled-facilities-grants-england-wales-and-northern-ireland/who-does-it-help

https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/

Facility Grants

If you need to make your home more accessible by altering it, or need new facilities to make your life more comfortable you can apply for a grant to make this possible through your local council. You can apply for one of these grants for things such as (but not limited to):

Having easier access e.g installing ramps / widening doors
Getting easier access to certain facilities e.g level access shower
Making the home safer for you and your carer
Making your garden more easily accessible
Adapting heating or lighting controls so they're more accessible

Ensure that you apply for the grant before you start the work, as you will not be eligible for a grant if you apply for it after you have started.

Follow this link for more information and a printable guide on how to apply: https://www.gov.uk/disabled-facilities-grants/print

For more in-depth information you can visit scopes page on home adaptation grants here:

https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/disabled-facilities-grant-home-adaptations/

Equipment Grants

Links to Charities that provide equipment grants

My AFK - provide funding for disability equipment not readily available on the NHS

http://www.my-afk.org/

Family Fund

http://www.familyfund.org.uk/

The Boparan charitable trust

http://www.theboparancharitabletrust.com

British Wireless for the blind fund - provides free high quality audio equipment

https://blind.org.uk/

Independence at home

http://independenceathome.org.uk/

ITSVIP - provides telephones and communication equipment for the blind

https://itsvip.org/

Muscular Dystrophy UK

https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/get-support

Aspire UK - provides support and grants for people with a spinal cord injury

https://www.aspire.org.uk/eligible-for-a-grant

The hospital Saturday fund

https://hospitalsaturdayfund.org/apply-for-a-grant/

New life charity

https://newlifecharity.co.uk/equipment-grants/

Glasspool Trust

https://www.glasspool.org.uk/grants/grants

The Elifar Foundation

https://www.elifarfoundation.org.uk/

The Carter Trust

https://www.cartertrust.org.uk/

New Life Charity

https://newlifecharity.co.uk/

Grants for equipment that most disabled people need to live their lives are readily available. These can cover items from wheelchairs to bathroom equipment.

Most equipment should be free when going through your local authority, however you will need to ask for a social care need assessment first.

For information on how to get a social care needs assessment you can visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/help-from-social-services-and-charities/getting-a-needs-assessment/.

And you can apply through this link: https://www.gov.uk/apply-needs-assessment-social-services

Once you have done this contact your Local Council and apply for an equipment grant

https://www.gov.uk/apply-home-equipment-for-disabled

If you are in need of a new wheelchair, information on this can be found here: https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/wheelchairs/#NHS-Wheelchairs-click

Transport Grants

If you are struggling to find affordable accessible transport, then it’s a good idea to look at grants for disability vehicles.

The Motability Foundation has many options for charitable grants. Their Motability scheme grant programme ‘provides financial support to disabled people who want to join the Motability Scheme but who need help with the cost of Advance Payments and adaptations.’

You can follow this link for more information on this grant programme: https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/charitable-grants/scheme-related-grant-programmes/

They also operate an Access to Motability grant programme that ‘provides financial help towards mobility support for disabled people, outside of the Motability Scheme.’

You can read more about this grants programme through this link:

https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/charitable-grants/scheme-related-grant-programmes/

If you already have a vehicle, but need to make changes to it to suit your changing accessibility needs then their Bespoke Passenger Solutions Grant Programmes might be for you. This grant ‘can provide changing facilities, including hoisting and privacy, inside a large WAV’.

If you think this is what you need then refer to this link to find out more information:

https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/charitable-grants/scheme-related-grant-programmes/bespoke-passenger-solutions/

https://www.motability.co.uk/how-it-works/

Support Information

Useful Links

Dating support

Pieces on disability, sex and sexuality

Facility Grants

Equipment Grants

Links to Charities that provide equipment grants

Holiday Grants

Below are examples of charities and organisations that give grants for holidays and leisure activities:

Transport Grants

Support Information

Useful Links

Dating support

Pieces on disability, sex and sexuality

Facility Grants

Equipment Grants

Links to Charities that provide equipment grants

Holiday Grants

Below are examples of charities and organisations that give grants for holidays and leisure activities:

Transport Grants

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