Hi First time post
Does anyone know how the grant for Haven work havent had it before any info would be most helpful

hi busd
my brother went the haven route and he got vouchers and i think he took them into a travel agents to book (certainly wasnt done online as the price he paid was more than the haven site quoted), they also do thomas cook vouchers too. i went for money for day trips as haven isnt suitable for matt
corinne

Hello 'busd35'

We are going through HAVEN this year.

FIRST POINT:
You will receive a letter from the family fund saying how much you have been awarded. When you have been awarded the money, get in touch with HAVEN and let them know which site you want to go on, check online there's lots to choose, from one end to the other.

Also a good tip is ask for a caravan specially adapted, we didnt have one last year and it was terrible, this year we are having an adapted caravan, do check website out as this will show you all the caravans and the site of your choice.

http://www.haven.com

We are going to Yorkshire again and staying @ the Blue dolphin, I wouldnt recommend Reighton Sands as it stunk of sewage by the beach and all around.

2ND POINT:
When you have chosen your destination and the price. For instance our holiday cost £633.20p Haven gave us £500. all we had to put to it was £133.20p, they can either email or post your receipt and keep in a safe place till you are ready to go. You will need to take all the documents with you on holiday.

3RD POINT:
We applied (2nd year) to TREFOIL who give grants for hols or spends. First year we applied we were given £500. thats the max, this year i applied and got £350. they ask to send in photos and how the money helped towards the holidays. If you apply 2 years on the run you cant apply for another 3 years, which seems fair. I only applied this year as we had a lot of expenses this year and i explained this in my letter. The money goes direct into your chosen account. The website for TREFOIL is

http://www.trefoil.org.uk

Couldnt thank them enough, the money helped us enjoy our holiday even more knowing we had spends!

Let me know how you get on.

x

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(07-24-2010 07:06 PM)Diane Wrote:  Hello 'busd35'

We are going through HAVEN this year.

FIRST POINT:
You will receive a letter from the family fund saying how much you have been awarded. When you have been awarded the money, get in touch with HAVEN and let them know which site you want to go on, check online there's lots to choose, from one end to the other.

Also a good tip is ask for a caravan specially adapted, we didnt have one last year and it was terrible, this year we are having an adapted caravan, do check website out as this will show you all the caravans and the site of your choice.

http://www.haven.com

We are going to Yorkshire again and staying @ the Blue dolphin, I wouldnt recommend Reighton Sands as it stunk of sewage by the beach and all around.

2ND POINT:
When you have chosen your destination and the price. For instance our holiday cost £633.20p Haven gave us £500. all we had to put to it was £133.20p, they can either email or post your receipt and keep in a safe place till you are ready to go. You will need to take all the documents with you on holiday.

3RD POINT:
We applied (2nd year) to TREFOIL who give grants for hols or spends. First year we applied we were given £500. thats the max, this year i applied and got £350. they ask to send in photos and how the money helped towards the holidays. If you apply 2 years on the run you cant apply for another 3 years, which seems fair. I only applied this year as we had a lot of expenses this year and i explained this in my letter. The money goes direct into your chosen account. The website for TREFOIL is

http://www.trefoil.org.uk

Couldnt thank them enough, the money helped us enjoy our holiday even more knowing we had spends!

Let me know how you get on.

x

Forgot to say i rang them up and spoke to them on the phone.
Also another tip take your own bed linen as they charge you £20+ so make sure if you want this or not. Some sites accept dogs and if taken any a charge of £20. x
(This post was last modified: 07-24-2010 07:08 PM by Diane.)

Thanks for the info got booked for Haggerston Castle
this friday 7 nights for £609 hope it will be a good week

Hello 'busd35'

I hope you all enjoy your holidays have a great time and let me know how the place was etc. happy holiday to all of you !!!

Thank you for letting me know how you got on and that the information was of help to you all. Glad to help.