The grant funding is being awarded in response to the difficulties that parents may have educating and looking after disabled or critically ill children who are staying at home more than usual.
The funding is part of a total of £37m grant to the Family Fund for 2020-21, which is expected to support 75,000 families.
Families in England with children with complex needs and disabilities can apply direct to Family Fund for grants for vital equipment to make their lives easier staying at home during the lockdown, such as computers and tablets, educational toys and specialist equipment.
Cheryl Ward, chief executive of Family Fund, said, ‘Family Fund welcomes this commitment of an additional £10 million in emergency funding. It will make an incredible difference to thousands of families in England during this crisis, providing practical and essential grant support to help improve the quality of life and ease some of the additional daily pressures faced in these difficult times by many disabled children and their families.’
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