Adult / Young Adult Funding

Tel: 0800 980 0501 / 01908 604191
Address: SIA House, 2 Trueman Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes MK6 2HH
Email: sia@spinal.co.uk / support@spinal.co.uk
Website: www.spinal.co.uk

Tel: 020 8438 0700
Address: MS National Centre, 372 Edgware Road, London, NW2 6ND
Email: grants@mssociety.org.uk
Website: www.mssociety.org.uk

Tel: 01670 505 829
Address: Benmar House, Choppington Road, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2HX
Email: grants@ms-researchandrelief.org
Website: www.ms-researchandrelief.org

Tel: 01452 614429
Address: The Manor House, 162 Barnwood Road, Gloucester, GL4 3JX
Email: info@barnwoodtrust.org

Tel: 01604 250505 / 0808 802 6262
Address: Francis Crick House, 6 Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 6BJ
Email: mndconnect@mndassociation.org
Website: www.mndassociation.org

Tel: 0303 3033 100
Email: helpline@stroke.org.uk
Website: www.stroke.org.uk

Tel: 0800 652 6352 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm)
Address: 61A Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BU
Email: info@musculardystrophyuk.org

Tel: 01753 753900
Email: info@theactfoundation.co.uk

Tel: 0208 201 0110
Website: www.retailtrust.org.uk

Tel: 01829 782808 / 01928 706555
Address: PO Box 3517, Chester, CH1 9ET; Steve Morgan Foundation, Bridgemere House, Preston Brook, WA7 3BD
Email: karen@stevemorganfoundation.org.uk
Website: www.stevemorganfoundation.org.uk
Additional info: Provides small grants for specialised disability equipment and transport resources for residents of Merseyside, North Wales, North Shropshire and Cheshire (west of the M6). Online eligibility checker must be completed before accessing the application form.

Tel: 07584 741015
Contact: Clare Kewney, Director & Audiologist
Email: clare@veteranshearingsupport.co.uk
Website: www.veteranshearingssupport.co.uk

Tel: 01732 760209 / 07384 008381
Address: Remap 2010, PO Box 976, Newport, NP20 9SL
Email: data@remap.org.uk
Website: remap.org.uk/branches/brighton-sussex; remap.org.uk/referral-form

Tel: 0800 260 6780
Address: SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, 4 St. Dunstan’s Hill, London, EC3R 8AD
Email: supporter@ssafa.org.uk
Website: www.ssafa.org.uk

Tel: 0208 590 1124 (Head Office)
Address: Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, 115 New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0QT
Email: info@blesma.org / centralgrants@blesma.org
Website: www.blesma.org

Website: Our Services - Cauda Equina Champions Charity
Additional info: Provides a range of free services to support people affected by cauda equina syndrome, including online support, free legal advice, workshops and events.

Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: Apply for an Access to Work grant - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Access to Work could give you a grant to help pay for equipment so you can do your job. This would apply if you’re in paid work, but it does not apply if you’re volunteering. The equipment could be:

• a manual wheelchair
• an electric wheelchair
• wheelchair equipment

You must:

• be over 16
• have any condition or impairment that affects your ability to do your job or travel to work
• be in or about to start paid work (this includes self-employment)

Access to Work can only assess you if you have confirmed a job offer or during your employment. You cannot be assessed before getting a job offer.
You do not need to be a UK citizen, but you must live and work in England, Scotland or Wales to apply.

Website: www.afkcharity.org
Additional info: Provides mobility equipment not available on the NHS, such as bespoke powered wheelchairs,  specialised trikes and walkers, to disabled children and young people up to age 25. 

Apply online, then email your supporting documents. The documents needed are: 

A supporting letter from the applicant’s occupational therapist or physiotherapist for the  equipment being applied for: 

• A quote for the equipment
• For equipment costing more than £2500, you must submit a second quote from a different
• supplier for a different brand of equipment, which offers similar functions• For equipment costing more than £2500, you will also need to provide us with additional financial information.
• A document will be sent for you to complete once you have submitted this application.
• Also have a Life and Work Programme is to support disabled London residents aged 18-25  into paid employment

Website: The Arctic One Foundation
Additional info: Aims to provide people, groups and clubs with disabilities the opportunity to get involved in sport and become more active. Offers a Forward Motion grant system to enable people with disabilities to start or pursue sport. Applications are online.

Website: bhcfoundation.org.uk
Additional info: Registered charity that helps older people and adults with a disability across England, Scotland &  Wales. Focus is on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community,  supports applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged. For individuals, grants range from £100 up to a maximum of £1,000. The online application form  must be completed by a third party who knows the individual in a professional or community-based  capacity. Also needs a supplier's quote that confirms the cost of the item and medical evidence that  confirms the individual's disability or medical condition.

Website: British Gas Energy Trust
Additional info: Individuals and families can apply for grants to clear domestic gas and electricity debts. Applicants must obtain money or debt advice before applying and create an online account to check eligibility.

Website: Cauda Equina Champions Charity
Additional info:A  range of free services to support people affected by cauda equina syndrome: online support, free legal advice, workshops and event.

Tel: 0207 318 5873
Address: The Elifar Foundation, Camelot, Park Road, Dormans Park, East Grinstead, RH19 2NQ
Email: enquiries@elifarfoundation.org.uk
Website: www.elifarfoundation.org.uk
Additional info: Supports children and young people up to 28 with grants for electronic wheelchairs, specialised seating, eating aids, special beds and trikes, hoists, communication devices, sensory equipment and specialist holidays.

Address: Lucy Janes, Appeals Secretary, The Hedley Foundation, 1–3 College Hill, London, EC4R 2RA
Email: ljanes@hedleyfoundation.org.uk
Website: www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk
Additional info: Provides grants to smaller charities operating across a wide spectrum of social need.

Website: eltf.org.uk
Additional info: Applications may be for any relevant and urgent need. For one or more white goods e.g.  fridge/freezer, washing machine or a cooker, the maximum grant awarded is up to £300. Please note  any of the items listed below are not eligible to be included with a white goods application. The maximum grant awarded is £200 for any of these items: baby equipment, furniture, bedding – limited to £100, household items including floor coverings, clothing and footwear all ages– subject to  a maximum of £75 per person, small electrical items e.g. vacuum cleaner, kettle, toaster, microwave  up to the maximum value of £100 per item, pre-payment electricity and gas cards up to a maximum  of £100.

Apply online, and receipts required for item purchased. Application must be from a post holder in a  local authority or voluntary sector agency. Suitable post holders include social workers, housing  officers, debt advisers, employment advisers, community link workers, head teachers, family support workers.

Email: equipmentforindependentliving@btinternet.com
Additional info: Helps people with disabilities aged over 16 living in the UK with equipment such as wheelchairs, adjustable beds and communication aids. Applications must be supported by a health professional and are considered at quarterly meetings; contact by email to check eligibility.

Website: Frederick Andrew Trust
Additional info: Supports women following a recent injury or illness, or an acute episode in ongoing illness, with grants for short breaks, help around the home, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, dieticians, prosthetists and hearing/sight loss professionals. Applications are made online.

Tel: 03300 081212
Address: Fletchers Foundation Home, 34 Hoghton Street, Southport, PR9 0PU
Email: info@fletchersfoundation.org.uk
Website: fletchersfoundation.org.uk
Additional info: Supports people and families after a life-changing injury or illness, with grants up to £10,000 across the UK for equipment, rehab therapies, counselling, prosthetics, etc. Not eligible if compensation is available, the item is available from the NHS, or the applicant can financially self-support. All applications require a guarantor (GP/NHS, social services, charity or professional); applications are online.

Tel: 0207 998 8817
Address: Florence Nightingale Aid in Sickness Trust, Community House, Room F35, South Street, Bromley, BR1 1RH
Website: www.fnaist.org.uk
Additional info: Funds people of all ages who are sick, in poor health or disabled and need medical items and services to improve quality of life (e.g. riser/recliner chairs, manual/electric wheelchairs, wheelchair power packs, mobile hoists, specialist software). Applications are via medical or social care professionals (social workers, OTs, district nurses, health centre staff, other charities, CAB).

Website: Freedom Powerchairs
Additional info: Charity that collects unwanted disability equipment in London and the South East, repairs and sells mobility scooters at affordable levels, hires equipment in Sussex, and has a grant system for extremely disadvantaged people plus help with servicing. Grant applications via email to grants@freedompowerchairs.org.uk with proof of identity and UK residency, and a medical and financial summary; applicants are then contacted for assessment.

Website: Friends of the Elderly
Additional info: Provides specialist care services (residential, day care, respite) and small grants for essential expenses. Grant applicants must be of pensionable age and on a low income, with referrals through a registered referral agent; individuals cannot apply directly.

Website: Frenkel Topping Charitable Foundation
Additional info: For individuals and their families who have experienced a life-changing injury but were unable to  secure financial support following the incident. 

• Eligible to apply for support if you or a member of your family has suffered severe personal  injury, or suffered from a medical condition as a result of an illness or a clinical  accident/outcome 
• Will consider requests for funding towards: Equipment or mobility aids for individuals or  who have suffered a severe personal injury, clinical negligence, illness, or severe medical  condition as a result of injury, illness or medical negligence, Therapies (physio/speech, etc),  Medical costs, Prosthetics, Respite days / breaks (for individuals and their families),  Counselling for the individual or their family  
• Unable to consider applications if: 
• The individual is eligible for any compensation award 
• The individual is financially able to support themselves, or their families are able to  financially support them
• The individual is eligible for getting what they are asking for from the NHS (unless the NHS  service or product is deemed to be unsuitable for the individual’s requirements).

Website: www.sportengland.org
Additional info: Movement Fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to improve physical activity opportunities for people and communities who need it most. Applications are online, starting with an eligibility checker.

Website: Gardening with Disabilities Trust
Additional info: Awards small financial grants to help disabled people continue to garden actively (e.g. raised beds, ramps, handrails, adapted tools, polytunnels). Application form is downloaded from the website and requires quotes and supporting information such as a doctor’s letter or PIP form.

Website: Glasspool Charity Trust
Additional info: Flexible Frontline Fund provides grants for goods or services via frontline partner organisations to increase financial wellbeing and reduce financial distress. Individuals cannot usually apply directly; applications come from partner frontline organisations.

Website: Hospital Saturday Fund
Additional info: Provides partial or full grants for specialised mobility equipment, wheelchairs, mobility scooters, car adaptations, medical appliances and aids, home adaptations (e.g. walk-in showers, ramps, stairlifts) and various therapies. Applications are online.

Tel: 0118 984 2588
Address: Mobility Trust, PO Box 7044, Tadley, Hampshire, RG24 4PL
Email: mobility@mobilitytrust.org.uk
Website: mobilitytrust.org.uk
Additional info: Provides powered wheelchairs and scooters for people with severe disabilities who cannot obtain such equipment through other means. Initial online form checks eligibility; funds are paid to the equipment supplier.

Website: Thomas Wall Trust – Grants for Individuals
Additional info: Offers grants towards vocational training. Applications are online and require a referee.

Tel: 020 8427 7929
Address: Independence at Home, 4th Floor, Congress House, 14 Lyon Road, Harrow, HA1 2EN
Email: iah@independenceathome.org.uk
Website: www.independenceathome.org.uk
Additional info: Helps people with long-term illness or disability with grants towards equipment, home adaptations and essential items to improve independence, comfort, safety and quality of life at home. Applicants must be in financial need and referred online by health or social care professionals or charity/community support workers.

Website: Margaret’s Fund
Additional info: Gives grants to women in financial need who are in ill health or have a health-related problem, for aids for disability, extra comforts, convalescent holidays, clothing, extra nourishment and heating, including funding for electric mobility and medical equipment. Referrals are made online through a supporting professional.

Website: The National Benevolent Charity
Additional info: Provides grants towards white goods, essential household goods, food/clothing, priority debts, floor coverings and work tools. Applications are online and must be supported by a professional referrer or made by that professional (e.g. social worker, housing officer, money advice worker, CAB adviser, health visitor).

Email: info@ssit.org.uk
Website: ssit.org.uk
Additional info: Assists people with spinal cord injury to enable greater independence and quality of life, providing grants towards wheelchairs and other equipment. Covers the area served by the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre (and others who have been treated there). Applications are online followed by an email confirming the application.

Tel: 01403 732899
Address: Snowdon Trust, Unit 18, Oakhurst Business Park, Wilberforce Way, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9RT
Email: info@snowdontrust.org
Website: snowdontrust.org/financial-awards/grants
Additional info: Provides small grants (up to £5,000) towards disability-related study costs for students over 16 with a physical condition, long-term illness or learning difference, for items like assistive technology, mobility equipment and additional accommodation or support costs. Applicants should first exhaust statutory funding (e.g. DSA); applications are via an online portal.

Website: Talisman Charitable Trust
Additional info: Assists individuals of small means considered to be "going short" with possible grants for education, health, housing, disablement or disability. Applications must be made on behalf of individuals by a local authority, charity or non-profit such as Citizens Advice, with signed consent and supporting medical documentation posted.

Website: Ogilvie Charities
Additional info: Gives small grants to individuals in need for essential household items not supplied by statutory agencies, and may help with powered disability aids and, in limited cases, clothing. Applications must be made via social workers, community nurses or similar professional agencies, with payment made direct to that agency.

Website: www.percy-bilton-charity.org
Additional info: Assists disabled individuals on low incomes in distressed circumstances with items such as washing machines, cookers, fridges/freezers, beds, vacuum cleaners, heaters, carpets/flooring and essential clothing and footwear. Only support workers in local councils or NHS trusts may apply on behalf of disabled persons.

Website: Variety, the Children's Charity
Additional info: Provides practical support to disabled and disadvantaged youngsters, funding specialist equipment (hoists, beds, car seats, sensory/play equipment, assistive and medical technologies, wheelchairs where not funded by local wheelchair services). Applications are by downloaded form and email with a healthcare professional’s supporting letter, equipment quotes and, for sports wheelchairs, a club letter.

Tel: 0300 999 0004 (Living Made Easy)
Email: lme-enquiries@shaw-trust.org.uk; info@dlf.org.uk
Website: www.dlf.org.uk / livingmadeeasy.org.uk
Additional info: Provides factsheets, a telephone helpline and AskSARA online guided advice to help people find equipment and ideas to make daily life easier, plus an impartial equipment advice site including a section for disabled children.

Website: goingforindependence.org
Additional info: Offers free independent home assessments and information on equipment and adaptations, including areas not covered by councils or health services (gardens, leisure, work adjustments, vehicle access). Users create an online account; cars are picked up from local dealers and other equipment delivered to the home.

Website: The Lady Bolles Foundation
Additional info: Provides small grants to people aged 8–24 in Wakefield metropolitan district who need financial help while studying or training, for items like travel costs, books, gym equipment or uniforms. Applications are online, with paper forms also available.

Website: LHH – Linking Help with Hope
Additional info: Helps people on very low incomes, receiving appropriate benefits and who have exhausted statutory and other charity sources. Applicants must have a physical/mental health condition, learning disability or be carers. Grants up to £300 for essential household items and specialist equipment not available from statutory agencies. Application is via a sponsor (social services, health service, housing associations, carers’ centres, CAB, charities).

Website: Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)
Additional info: Reimburses travel costs for eligible patients travelling to receive NHS treatment under certain benefits/low income criteria.

Website: Octopus Energy – Financial Assistance
Additional info: Provides various forms of support for customers in financial difficulty.

Website: P3 – People, Potential, Possibilities
Additional info: Charity and social enterprise providing accommodation, advice and 1:1 support for young people and families across the UK.

Website: Cavell – Get Support
Additional info: Provides financial support, advice and signposting for UK nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants experiencing hardship.

Website: Hire or rent a wheelchair | British Red Cross
Additional info: Provides wheelchair hire services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus second-hand wheelchairs and mobility scooters via online marketplaces.

Website: WheelPower
Additional info: Provides opportunities for people with physical impairments to take part in sport through events and training courses; based at Stoke Mandeville.

• Our Members - The Association of Charitable Organisations (aco.uk.net)
• https://www.disability-grants.org/grants-for-individual-occupations.html

Additional info: Local Round Table and Lions Clubs have often helped with wheelchair funding and are worth approaching for local fundraising support.

Tel: 01926 831231
Address: The WPH Charitable Trust, c/o Blythe Liggins, Edmund House, Rugby Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6EL
Email: info@warwickshirehealthcharity.org.uk
Website: warwickshirehealthcharity.org.uk/contact-us

Tel: 0800 842842
Address: Prince's Trust, William Cotton Place, 124 St Paul’s Way, London, E3 4QA
Email: hello@kingstrust.org.uk; info@princes-trust.org.uk; fundraising@kingstrust.org.uk
Website: www.kingstrust.org.uk; www.princes-trust.org.uk

Tel: 020 8347 8111
Address: Ability House, 15A Tottenham Lane, Hornsey, London, N8 9DJ
Email: info@my-afk.org
Website: www.my-afk.org

Tel: 020 7410 0330
Address: The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, The Peak, 5 Wilton Road, SW1V 1AP
Email: info@sfct.org.uk
Website: www.sfct.org.uk

Email: contact@disability-grants.org
Website: www.disability-grants.org; grants for children; grants for disabled young adults
Additional info: Provides curated information on grants and charitable funding for disabled children, young people and adults.