{"id":6727,"date":"2023-05-09T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?p=6727"},"modified":"2024-02-22T09:54:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T09:54:56","slug":"take-a-break-scotland-scheme-now-open-for-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/news\/take-a-break-scotland-scheme-now-open-for-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Break, Scotland scheme now open for applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><p>We&rsquo;re delighted to announce that Take a Break,&nbsp;which supports unpaid carers of disabled children and young people aged 0 to 20, has re-opened for applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This scheme is funded by Scottish Government and delivered by us here at Family Fund. Take a Break grants can be used flexibly to suit individual needs and interests. It can help towards things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2273\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TABS-logo-with-text.jpg\" alt=\"Take a Break logo\" class=\"wp-image-6783\" style=\"width:275px;height:102px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TABS-logo-with-text.jpg 2273w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TABS-logo-with-text-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TABS-logo-with-text-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TABS-logo-with-text-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TABS-logo-with-text-1536x568.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TABS-logo-with-text-2048x758.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2273px) 100vw, 2273px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> a holiday or short break away<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a day trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>costs for sports, play, or&nbsp;leisure equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>digital devices and subscriptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The grant scheme aims to improve unpaid carers&rsquo; quality of life, health and wellbeing. It does this by giving carers an opportunity to access a break from the day-to-day routine of caring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scottish Government is providing an additional &pound;700,000 of funding this year, for the second year in a row. This brings the total Take a Break fund to &pound;1.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a Break grant applications are open from Tuesday 9&nbsp;May to 5:00pm on Monday 26 June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I you have lived in Scotland for six months or longer, are a UK resident and are caring for a disabled child or young person aged 0-20 years; you could be eligible for a Take a Break, Scotland short break grant.<\/p>\n\n\n    <a class=\"action-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/take-a-break\">\n            <span class=\"action-link__text\">Find our more about Take a Break<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A short break fund for parent carers of disabled children and young people in Scotland, is now open for applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_mixd_wp_review_post_reminders":[],"_mixd_wp_review_date":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"class_list":["post-6727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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