Moneysaving For Carers

filigree_2

The Victoria and Albert Museum is mostly free but it has some exhibitions which you have to pay for. The disabled person gets in free, and so do TWO carers! Bargain!

I recently booked four tickets for about £10 including online admin fee Unfortunately I was too ill to go

Battersea Arts Centre offers BOGOF - the disabled person pays, the carer gets in for free. The downside is that you have to go to the booking office in person (not necessarily convenient for the disabled :mad: ) and fill in a really nosey form where they even expect you to tell them the nature of your disability! I was tempted to tell them to stuff it but I really wanted to see the play and I'm too stingy to pay full price

ww2linz

I know this is an old thread but if there are any carers out there caring for a child it is worth a while to register your child / children with the childrens disabled network. We applied and got Max cards that give you free entry into most places and you have a card for each member of the family not just the disabled person.
We have used these for the past 2 years and they have been fantastic meaning the whole family can go for free.
I know they are available in the North east but it isnt publisised.
We have saved loads through it.
Good luck
Linz ;-)

Zara33

ww2linzi

I doubt they would be of any help to me but would you have a link for a website for the above, so it could help others.
TIA

Trix

I did a post about the Max cards a while ago - I'll quote myself and put the info here.

Trix wrote: »

This is one for disabled children and their families in the North East (may be other parts of the country but I don't know).

Max cards get you free entry into over 50 heritage attractions, museums and galleries in the North East including places like Beamish, Blue Reef (sea-life centre), Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Alnwick castle and gardens and loads more places. It also entitles you to half price swimming.

One card is given to each member of the family that has a disabled child so you don't need to have the child with you to get the free admissions and half price swimming. You can visit the places listed with the card as many times as you like. There are also eight vouchers (one covers the whole family) for free admission into some of the larger attractions.

The local authorities currently supporting the scheme are Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Durham, Sunderland, Northumberland, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland.

The cards are also available to young carers, youth offender services and looked after children (children in care).

I can't find a link to a site as such, but for the Max Card leaflet (opens in Adobe reader) click HERE

Just found as well thatLeeds, Calderdale, Wakefield, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Bradford, Kirklees, York and Doncaster are also running the scheme. Their site is HERE

Max cards is having a bit of trouble with funding at the minute though - and free entry has been stopped in some places so it's best to check first if you're planning on visiting anywhere. The North East one is hoping to have sorted their funding by April . I'll see if I can find the letter with more details.

Zziggi

Trix,

According to the 2 links you have posted in the message above, the MAX card is only available to "looked after children" and their carers and NOT disabled children and their carers. Are you able to clarify whether disabled children (who live with their parents) are able to get a MAX card - if so I'll apply!!

Trix

Yes - my daughter is disabled and lives with us and we've had them (and used them lots ) over the past few years

Looked after children does include children who are disabled but live with their parents apparently (according to our case worker)

trills

If you or someone you live with is blind, you qualify to receive a 50% concession on the cost of your TV Licence. If the person who is blind isn't the current licence holder for your address, you first need to transfer the licence into their name.

Not just for the over 74's.

Check the "Help" section on the TV Licensing website if you're unsure about eligibility (which I would suggest anyone does for any of the discounts etc, on the thread, to double check!)

trills

I am a carer. My partner receives higher rate DLA for care and mobility. Previously he received middle rate care and higher rate mobility.

We got totally free entry to Eileen Donan Castle and free carer entry to Urquhart Castle in Scotland. There was no lift or great access at Urquhart, for the record (unfortunately this can be the case with older heritage sites, by their very nature!)

bandann

Great info on this site. Can anyone advise how I can get a free TV licence as my mother (aged 91) now lives with us and my husband is her main carer.

Trix

bandann wrote: »

Great info on this site. Can anyone advise how I can get a free TV licence as my mother (aged 91) now lives with us and my husband is her main carer.

I just typed 'free tv licence' into Google and it came up with THIS which says:

If you're aged 75 or over, you are entitled to a free over 75 TV Licence for your home, even if you live with younger relatives or friends.

Haven't read through it but guess it will explain how to go about it