Help with taking children out

heatherkerri Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

August 2019 edited October 2021 in Benefits and income

Hi, I'm a young mum getting carers for my little boy, I have been told I can get extra money to help taking my boy out how would i go about this? 

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  poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing

  August 2019 edited August 2019

  Hi,

  
  

  Family fund maybe a good place to start. All the information is here in this link. https://www.familyfund.org.uk/faqs/how-do-we-apply
  

   Are you also claiming tax credits? If so, do they know your child claims DLA because there's a disability element of child tax credits which gives extra money.
  

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  heatherkerri Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

  August 2019

  I do family fund and I get the disability element ad well 

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  April2018mom Posts: 2,863 Championing

  August 2019 edited August 2019

  If you are at a loss for days out, then take a look at this site https://www.mumsnet.com/things-to-do/local/cheap-family-days-out-uk
  For some cheap ways to amuse kids at home- https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/your-family/holidays/how-to-entertain-your-children-in-the-holidays/
  
  

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  buzzer Online Community Member Posts: 104 Empowering

  August 2019 edited August 2019

  Try 
  https://skybadger.co.uk/help/holidays-days-out/ 
  https://skybadger.co.uk/directory/?category=holidays-free-time#low-cost-holidays
  

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  Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing

  August 2019

  Hi @heatherkerri and a warm welcome to the community. 
  
  There is also content on the government website for short-term care plans which detail respite care available in your area

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