Every year, hundreds of children who have been have been diagnosed with a disability or long-term health condition have to face long wait times for an NDIS plan or are ineligible for NDIS support altogether. That’s why Variety NSW/ACT has created the We Care Therapy grant, providing financial assistance towards therapy costs to assist children who need it most.
Grants of up to $2000 are available over a twelve-month period and applications are open all year round.
Eligible therapy requests include:
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Psychology
- Exercise Physiology
Click below to read the guidelines and to submit an application. Once you start an application, you can save and come back to it at any time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- reside in NSW or ACT
- be aged between 0 and 18
- be medically diagnosed with a condition that requires therapy
- be waiting for an approved NDIS plan or be ineligible for NDIS support.
- A GP or Paediatrician signed letter on their official letterhead, outlining the child’s diagnosis/condition and the referral to the therapy (i.e. OT, Physio etc.). This document must be dated within 3 months at the time of submission
- Household Income – For each parent/carer who is financially responsible for the child, we require a Centrelink Income Statement and/or your most recent payslip showing annual income.
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Psychology
- Exercise Physiology
Please note the requested therapy will form the basis of the grant and if successful, cannot be amended after the approval date.
Invoicing
Provide your chosen supplier with a copy of your outcome letter and ask them to issue an itemised tax invoice addressed to Variety – the Children’s Charity. They should also include your child’s name or the grant reference number on the invoice.
Upload the invoice into your Variety account.
Once the invoice is received into your Variety account it will be processed by Kids Support and paid directly to the supplier. Payment takes up to 3 weeks.
Reimbursement
The family purchases the approved item(s) as listed on the outcome letter. Please ask for itemised tax receipts issued by the supplier. The reimbursement process is the same as the invoicing process.