No Deadline for Carers Grant

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Published On: Tuesday 24 June 2008

PMHA is administering a one-off small grant scheme for carers of people with mental health difficulties. There is currently no deadline for applications. Grant applications will be assessed on receipt until the funding runs out.

The aim of the grant is to provide a range of short-term services to carers. The carers might or might not have had a Carers’ Assessment but as part of the scheme should be encouraged and signposted to an appropriate person (e.g. social worker or CPN).

A carer is someone who provides “regular and substantial” support to people but does not have to be a family member or live-in carer, or even provide that support on a weekly basis.

It can be used for a variety of short-term services that could include respite for the carer or any form of work, education, training or leisure activity.

The scheme is open to any voluntary sector organisation, mental health group, group of carers or individuals. Appropriate monitoring of numbers of carers receiving a service and signposted to appropriate support will be required.

How to apply:

Write in describing the activity you wish to fund.

What is the activity?

How many carers will benefit?

In what way will they benefit?

The benefit could either be an activity for the carer/s or an activity for the person supported which allows a respite for their carer.

Grants will be made in the region of £500. Please give a detailed breakdown of costs.

A professional within the organisation applying for the grant has to verify that those benefiting are carers. A carer is defined as someone who provides ‘regular and substantial’ support.

The professional person will be responsible for filling out a monitoring form for Powys County Council and must signpost those carers benefiting to a carers’ assessment via CMHT or Social Services.

An individual carers applying would need to be sponsored by someone who can verify that they are a carer.

We would like to see a fair geographical spread and a reasonable range of applications.

For information contact PMHA on 01686 628300

Applications to PMHA Carers Grant, Ponthafren, Longbridge Street, Newtown, SY16 2DY.

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