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Last month (May 26),642  parent/carers & young people accessed our service which led to a total of 3,264 calls, emails/contact forms, meetings. 

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Disability Living Allowance

Disability living allowance can help towards the costs of bringing up a child with a disability.  For information on Disability Living Allowance please watch these videos from the Department of Work and Pensions

An Overview of the Benefit and How to Make a Claim for Disability Living Allowance

Personal Independent Payment

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit that helps people aged 16 and over with the extra costs of a long-term health condition or disability. For information on Personal Independent Payment please watch this video from the Department of Work and Pensions

Claiming Personal Independence Payment

Carers Allowance

If you spend a lot of time looking after someone with an illness or disability, you may be entitled to extra money in the form of a benefit called Carer’s Allowance. 

Learn more about Carers Allowance from Carers UK

Essex County Council Financial Support for Carers

Universal Credit 

Universal Credit is a benefit to help provide extra financial support if you are on a low income or not in work at this time. You may also be eligible if you are unable to work due to illness or a disability. 

Learn more about Universal Credit from Carers UK

What is Disabled Student Allowance?

Our Young People section provides information on What is Disabled Student Allowance for University students

Funding Support for Families

Cerebra

Cerebra provide a guide to complete the Disability Living Allowance Form. The guide takes you through all the questions on the DLA form, explaining what each one means and giving tips on how to answer. It also offers advice on how to appeal if you are unhappy with the decision.

Families inFocus

Families InFocus can help you with applications for Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment
Carers Allowance or The Family Fund. One of the ways they help is through regular, online sessions where they talk you through how to complete the Disability Living Allowance application form.

Family Fund

Funded by the Department for Education and managed by Family Fund, the SFDC programme provides a wide range of grant items to families in England with a low-income, who are raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person.

Contact for Families with Disabled Children

You may be entitled to certain benefits and tax credits that may help with the extra costs you face. Contact provides further information on what you may be entitled to.

STRM - SEND the Right Message

Disability Benefit Support Appointments

Also in this section:

Looked after Children

Local Authorities duties and responsibilities for looked after children in education

Social Care Assessments

How to request a social care needs assessment or a carers assessment and what to expect

Social Care Element of an EHC plan

Guidance on the information the LA will seek around your child’s social care needs and social care assessments.

Support Groups, Respite Organisations

Information on local support groups and respite organisations

Essex Short Breaks

Essex Short Breaks are now open to children and young people awaiting assessment for autism.

Safeguarding

Anyone can raise safeguarding concerns, including a parent, wider family member, friend, doctor, teacher or health visitor if they are concerned about a child.