The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is able to offer some financial support.
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The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is able to offer some financial support to help with:
emergency funding while staying at home during the coronavirus outbreak
funding equipment and services that people with MND have been assessed as needing
funding for children and young people living with someone with MND
non-paid carers supporting someone living with MND
improving quality of life for someone living with MND
Coronavirus Emergency Grant of up to £250
MND Support Grant (Care) grant of up to £1500 requires a health and social care professional assessment and must be processed by Support Services at FCH.
Quality of Life (QoL) grant of up to £500 can be funded by the branch or groups.
Carer’s and Young Carer’s grant (age 16 or over) of up to £500 in any 12-month rolling period can be funded.
Children and Young Person’s (CYP) (age 18 or under) of up to £250 in any 12- month rolling period can be funded. A child or young person must reside with a person living with MND or their parent/guardian has MND.
Communication Aids (incl voice banking) grant (amount dependant on application) requires a health and social care professional assessment and must be processed by FCH. www.mndassociation.org/support-and-information/our-services/communication-aidsservice/
Wheelchair Accessories grant (amount dependant on application) requires a health and social care professional assessment and must be processed by FCH. www.mndassociation.org/support-and-information/our-services/wheelchair-service/
For more information, please visit: https://www.mndassociation.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Support-Grant-Application-Flowchart-2020.pdf
The Association's Benefits Advice Service can offer guidance about benefits during the lockdown. The team of qualified advisers can provide support by phone and e-mail in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Web chat is also available in England and Wales. A telephone interpreter can be arranged at a set time if a language other than English is required.
Please visit: https://www.mndassociation.org/support-and-information/our-services/benefits-advice/
To see our Policy and Guidance document, please visit https://www.mndassociation.org/app/uploads/2021/02/Support-Grant-Guidance-2021.pdf
Now I know there is help out there... with people willing to do all they can. This is very comforting. Thank you." Person with MND
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