Disability Living Allowance and Benefits
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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.
What is Disabled Student Allowance?
Our Young People section provides information on What is Disabled Student Allowance for University students
Funding Support for Families
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.
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.
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.
Also in this section:
The Definition of SEN and Disabilities
Explaining SEN and disabilities, and overlaps between the two.
Identifying Health Needs
Information on identifying health needs, seeking a diagnosis and getting the most out of your health appointment
Supporting your Neurodiverse Child
The Essex Family Forum have written and produced a pack which is full of useful information for families with a neurodiverse child.
Social Care
Information on carers assessments and needs assessments, carers respite & social care provision in an EHC plan