Family Fund is the UK's largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. To make a difference we have to understand the challenges they face, their views and opinions. This is why Family Fund is committed to producing high-quality research exploring what life is like for families. We take pride in being a valuable source of information for those trying to understand the needs and views of families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people.

Family Fund has a dedicated team undertaking regular research to gain greater understanding of our families’ direct lived experience of caring for a child or young person with a disability or serious illness. We do this by undertaking surveys, one-to-one interviews, and by cooperating with other organisations carrying out related research. We also continually review the impact of our work and the context in which we provide support, including uptake of our own grants and service trends.