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We are joined by Salena Begley MBE from the charity Family Fund, who talks to us about how the work they do to support families on a low income raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person in Scotland.

This episode covers:

• Challenges to financial wellbeing facing families of disabled or seriously ill children, including unavoidable additional costs related to disability or ill-health
• The inadequacy of social security
• How the Cost of Caring report – research from Family Fund into the additional costs for families and the impact on health and wellbeing – could be used to inform policy development
• The interplay between schools meeting a child’s needs and the impact on employment, and in turn, financial wellbeing
• How schools, and other professionals, can provide access to support in a non-stigmatising way, including signposting to Family Fund

Salena Begley MBE is Partnership Engagement Manager (Scotland) for Family Fund. She was awarded an MBE in 2017, for services to Child Welfare.

Family Fund is the UK’s largest grant-making charity for families raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person. Their Scotland programme, provides grants and support to families in Scotland, assisting with a range of items such as clothing, furniture, sensory toys and digital devices, to family breaks and days out. Find out more at: https://www.familyfund.org.uk/grants/schemes/scotland-core-programme/

Enquire provides a range of advice and information for parents and carers of children and young people with additional support needs relating to additional support for learning, from the age when they are eligible for funded childcare to when they leave school.

Visit: https://enquire.org.uk/