Short breaks
Families with disabled children told government that their number one priority is regular and reliable short breaks from caring.
Responding to what families told us, most of the funding for Aiming High for Disabled Children will be spent on short breaks.
Funding
A total funding package of £370 million has been allocated by the Department for Children, Schools and Families for 2008-11 for short breaks. This comprises £280 million in revenue funding announced in May 2007, along with £90 million in capital funding announced with the Children's Plan in December 2008.
Local authority allocations are supported by significant additional funding for Primary Care Trusts from NHS allocations.
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pathfinder sites have been identified to take forward best practice in the
provision of short break services. These pathfinder sites have significant new
funding to improve services from April 2008. Other English local authorities,
able to demonstrate by March 2009 their readiness for short break service
transformation, will receive significant new funding for short breaks from
April 2009.
Together
for Disabled Children, a coalition between Serco and Contact a Family, will
support Local Authorities and PCTs in their provision of short breaks for
families with disabled children. Full short break implementation guidance is
scheduled for release in July 2008.
Information, advice and guidance
Short
breaks
This set of documents includes: short break funding allocations for 2008-11;
capital funding Q&A; sure start, early years & childcare (SSEYC) grant:
2008-09 Memorandum of Grant; short breaks pathfinder application report; and
short breaks Q&A.
This page was last updated on 10 June 2008
