Holidays and Holiday Grants Factsheet

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Holiday grants

Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) administers a fund on behalf of RBK which enables disabled people who are resident in the Borough to take holidays. The maximum amount of grant that can be offered is presently £175. Contact details below.

To qualify for a grant, an applicant must:

• Be a resident of the Royal Borough of Kingston
• Be aged over 16
• Have a long term and substantial illness or impairment that is likely to last 12 months or more, which severely affects daily life

For an application form contact Robert Reilly at KCIL:

• Write to: KCIL, River Reach, High Street, Kingston, Surrey KT1 1LF
• Phone: 020 8546 9603
• Download from KCIL's website - see link below

Kingston Association for the Blind runs a grant scheme for visually impaired people resident in the Royal Borough of Kingston.
Contact 020 8605 0060.

Where can I get more information about holidays for disabled and older people?

• Holidays with Help – local charity that specialises in respite care breaks and has accessible sites in Blackpool and on the South Downs.
  Contact: Rosemary McIntyre 020 8390 9752, or follow the web link below
• Holiday Care Service – charity that aims to enable disabled people to go on holiday
  Contact: 0845 124 9971 or see web link below
• Holidays for All – a group of UK disability organisations promoting accessible holidays in the UK and abroad. Follow the web link below for information.

Where can I get more advice?

• Kingston Centre for Independent Living: 020 8546 9603
• Age Concern First Contact Telephone Helpline: 020 8408 8170
• Kingston Association for the Blind: 020 8605 0060

This factsheet is also available as a pdf for ease of printing- see link below.

‘Stay Independent’ factsheets are produced by a partnership of statutory and voluntary sector organisations providing information and advice for disabled and older people in Kingston.