Parkinson's UK Personal Assistance Grants
People with Parkinson's or other forms of Parkinsonism, and their principal unpaid carers, can apply for a Parkinson's UK Personal Assistance Grant up to £1,500.
If need help with funding activities, home goods, specialist equipment, home adaptations or respite care, we may be able to help. If you meet the criteria, you could be eligible for a Parkinson’s UK Personal Grant.
There will be two opportunities to apply for a Parkinson’s UK Personal Grant in 2025:
- Round 1 opens on Monday 13 January. The closing date is Sunday 6 July.
- Round 2 opens on Monday 28 July. The closing date is Sunday 14 December.
Applications received after these closing dates cannot be accepted and you would need to submit a new application when the next round opens.
Essential Guidance for your Application
This Guide for Applicants has been put together to ensure you are supported with your application.
The guide breaks down the application form section by section explaining exactly what information we need.
Please take the time to read this guide before starting your application.
If you're living with Parkinson's, or care for someone who does, you can apply for an amount up to £1,500 to fund electrical items, respite care, specialist equipment or activities.
To qualify you must:
- have Parkinson's or another form of progressive parkinsonism or be an unpaid carer of someone with Parkinson's (we don't count Carer's Allowance as being paid)
- have household savings less than £6,000 if you apply for up to £500
- have household savings less than £16,000 if you apply for more than £500
We're committed to offering grants to people with Parkinson's, and the people who love and care for them, who are in the greatest financial need.
- Activities: you can receive a maximum grant of £250 if your household savings are less than £6,000.
- Electrical items: you can receive a maximum grant of £500 if your household savings are less than £6,000. Grants for electrical items are limited to 1 application per household.
- Respite care: you can receive a maximum grant of £1,000 if your household savings are less than £16,000. Grants for respite care are limited to 1 application per household.
- Specialist equipment or home adaptation: you can receive a maximum grant of £1,500 if your household savings are less than £16,000. Grants for specialist equipment or home adaptation are limited to 1 application per household.
- We don't fund holidays, long-term financial commitments or daily living costs. We won’t consider applications to fund items that you've already paid for, or committed to pay for.
- We don't fund items or respite where funding should be available from the government or from your local authority.
If you don't qualify for a Parkinson's UK Grant, take a look at the Turn2us Benefits Calculator and Grants Search for information about other sources of grant funding for people with Parkinson's and the people who love and care for them.
Applying for a Personal Assistance Grant
If you have access to a computer the quickest way to apply is using our Online Application Form.
The form will guide you through the application, ensuring you have answered all of the mandatory questions.
When you submit the form it will come through to us automatically and explain what you need to do next.
If you would prefer to complete your application using a word processor, or you would like to print off the application yourself and complete it by hand, please download our Printable Application Form.
Once you have completed the form, you can then simply email or post it to us with your supporting information attached.
We can post an application form to you or to the person supporting you with your application directly. To request a postal application form, you can contact us by email by clicking the link below or by emailing: [email protected]
Alternatively, you can phone us on: 020 7963 3765
Support with your Application
If you have any concerns or queries, or you require any further support with your application, please do not hesitate to contact us by email to: [email protected] or by phone on: 020 7963 3765
Helpline and advisers
From employment and benefits, to emotional support. Our helpline and Parkinson's advisers are here to answer any questions you have.
Call us on 0808 800 0303.