The National Emergencies Trust is providing £1.5m of funding to Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) to respond to the Covid-19 needs of people with disabilities. The funding will be administered and distributed through a partnership of DPOs across the UK.
What work is supported by the fund?
The DPO Covid-19 Emergency Fund aims to help DPOs meet the needs of local people in the three following broad areas:
- Independent living: covering Covid-19 related issues affecting people’s choice and control over their lives, for example: changes to the built environment, streetscape and transport; advice and advocacy support to ensure health and social care needs are met, employment advice or advice to individuals who are shielding
- Isolation: tackling isolation for example: providing IT equipment and support so people can access online support; or setting up and running peer-support networks
- Income: covering work to help people with disabilities access benefits and entitlements, or manage debt issues
