We set up and look after your trust – investing the funds in a way that’s tailored to your loved one's needs.
Working with our expert financial partners, we look after the trust and investments, reviewing them regularly. We organise all the essential admin, including tax returns. Find out more about how we invest your money to best suit your loved one’s needs
We build a relationship with the person you’re setting up the trust for.
One of our team really gets to know your loved one and the people who support them. They visit them at their home and learn about their life, what they enjoy doing, their hopes for the future, and any challenges they have. We check in regularly to see if anything has changed and adjust things if we need to.
We make money from the trust available to help your loved one live the life they want
When they want money from their trust to pay for something, your loved one, or a family member or support worker, contacts us. We review and approve requests as quickly as possible. Large or unusual requests go to our wider team for extra checks before decisions are made.
We give support when it’s needed
This can either be support from the Mencap Trust Company team and the trust fund or we can arrange for someone else to provide specific support. For example, we might put your loved one, or someone from their support network, in touch with Mencap’s other
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services, or pay for specific housing or benefits advice.
Find out how a trust can help your family
You can call us on 020 7696 6932 or email info@mencaptrust.org.uk
We’re here to answer all your questions.
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