Apply for a short breaks grant of up to £300
About the Time to Live Fund
The Time to Live fund enables Stirling Carers Centre to provide local Carers with grants of up to £300 to help you take a short break that meets your needs. This gives you the freedom to choose a break that suits your lifestyle – whether that’s a one off event, a short break away, or enabling you to have regular time away from your caring role.
The fund is open to Unpaid Carers of all ages, regardless of who you are caring for. This includes Young Carers, Young Adult Carers and Parent Carers.
Time to Live is a funding programme of the Short Breaks Fund, operated by Shared Care Scotland on behalf of the National Carers Organisations and the Scottish Government.
Who can apply?
In order to apply for a Time to Live grant from Stirling Carers Centre, Carers will have to meet the following criteria set by The Short Breaks Fund:
- Applicants must be Adult Carers, Young Adult Carers or Young Carers. A Carer is defined as someone who provides unpaid support to a family member or friend who could not manage without this help due to a long-term illness, disability, mental health or substance misuse.
- The Carer must live in the Stirling Council area
- The applicant must not have received funding in the last 12 months through any Time to Live grant
What can be funded?
This fund allows you to apply for a one-off grant for an activity/event/short break, piece of equipment or other forms of support.
Examples of the type of break are:
- A night away
- Gardening equipment or furniture
- Kitchen equipment
- Counselling sessions
- A meal out
- Online study/ classes/ sports/ exercise
- Tutoring or extra support for home schooling
- Gaming equipment
- Arts & Crafts equipment/ supplies
- A TV/ tablet/ laptop, etc
- Subscription to a TV streaming service
- Musical instrument or equipment
- Equipment for a hobby/ interest
- Subscriptions for audio books/ magazines
Exclusions
- White goods such as washing machines, etc.
- Items/activities purchased before the grant award date
Who decides who gets the money?
Applications received for the Time to Live Fund will be reviewed and assessed by a funding panel who will make the final decision on the allocation of funding.
To ensure a fair and transparent decision making process we will adhere to the Eligibility Criteria which will form the basis of the panel’s decision.
The panel may decide that overall the application does meet the eligibility criteria but that there are some elements out-with its scope. In this instance, they may make the decision not to grant the full amount requested but instead will decide to fund a particular element of the break/activity. In addition, if there are more applications considered at a panel meeting than funds available, the panel will award funding to the applications, which in their opinion, best fit the intended outcomes of the fund.
The panel’s decision is final.
How to apply
Complete the application form and follow instructions on how to return it to us.
If you need assistance to complete the form, or need a paper copy sent to you, please contact the Centre on 01786 447003 or email info@stirlingcarers.co.uk.
Note: If successful, all items must be purchased and any breaks away taken by 31st March 2024.
What happens if I'm successful?
- If successful, a letter or email will be sent out to confirm the decision
- Where possible, we will purchase the item/break on your behalf.
- If this is not possible we will ask for your bank details and pay the money to you directly. You must provide us with receipts for your purchase/retain your receipt for auditing purposes.
- We will ask you to complete an evaluation.
