Costs and funding options for your respite holiday

Help with Funding a Respite Holiday

In order to ensure as many people as possible can enjoy our breaks we fundraise to subsidise all our prices.

We hope the below information is useful, but if you have any questions you can call us on 0303 303 0145 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm).

• The RS Fund
• The Joan Brander Memorial fund
• Local authority funding
• Paying by instalments
• External funding
• Funding guides and resources

The Joan Brander Memorial Fund

You can apply to the Joan Brander Memorial Fund for a grant towards the cost of your accessible holiday. We want to ensure this fund reaches a wide group of people, so grants are unlikely to cover the full cost of a break.

To apply for funding:

Complete the relevant online application form below, or if you would like us to send you a printed copy, please call 0303 303 0145 or send us an email on bookings@revitalise.org.uk.

Local authority funding

We can advise you on funding from your local authority. Many local authorities fund respite support for disabled people and carers. To find out what your Local Authority offers visit direct.gov.uk to find your local authority contact details then call them or look at their website. 

Most local authority websites have a ‘Health and Social Care’ section where you can find out what services are provided for disabled people and carers. In addition, your local authority may be able to direct you to other services in your area which may be able to assist you.

External funding from charities and organisations

If you are not eligible for the Revitalise Support Fund or Joan Brander Memorial Fund, there are many other charities and organisations that may be able to offer support with funding instead. These include:

• ABF The Soldier’s Charity
• Bank Workers Charity, Lighthouse Club
• RAF Benevolent Fund
• Royal Naval Benevolent Trust
• Seafarers UK
• The Respite Association

Funding guides and resources

Carers UK

Carers UK has a useful Financial Help section on their website, as well as a range of guides to download.

Funding Caring

Funding Caring is a resource for anyone requiring information on the cost of care, whether for themselves or for someone else. The site provides detailed advice and information on the financial help that’s available to assist with the costs of caring.

Tourism for All

Tourism for All produce a guide to obtaining financial help, available from their website for a small charge.

Turn2Us

Turn2us is a national charity that helps people in financial hardship gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services.