Family Fund
Family Fund grants (disabled or seriously ill children)
Paid by Family Fund (grant-giving charity, government-funded) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on disability or long-term condition — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 5 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
2 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Grants are available for families living on a low income, raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person whose additional support needs meet our child and young persons eligibility criteria.
https://www.familyfund.org.uk/grants/are-we-eligible/
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.familyfund.org.uk
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
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- Child Disability Payment (Scotland)
- Scottish Child Payment
- Best Start Grant (Scotland)
- Sure Start Maternity Grant
- Maternity Allowance
- Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
- Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave
- Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Leave
- Guardian's Allowance
- Flying Start childcare (Wales)
- Childcare Offer for Wales (30 hours)
- Statutory Adoption Pay
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