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Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

This is a tax-free benefit for children under 16 and young people over 16 with a physical and/or learning disability who need help with personal care or walking.   Personal Independence Payment or PIP replaced DLA from 8th April 2013 for people aged 16…

Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK is working to create a society where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens. They seek to strengthen the voice of disabled people to make rights real, as an effective national organisation led by people…

Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs)

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People with a disability or specific learning difficulty who are studying in higher education, may be eligible for Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs). These allowances can be used to pay for extra costs or expenses incurred by disabled people in addition to normal living expenses while studying. Higher education students…

Down's Syndrome Association

The Down's Syndrome Association ia an organisation which aims to create the conditions that all people with Down's Syndrome need to live full and rewarding lives. This is the only national organisation focusing solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down's Syndrome. The Association's…

Entitledto

This is an anonymous and free benefits calculation tool which may be able to help you  calculate your benefits. Any one can use this service to ensure they are claiming all the correct benefits. The user friendly calculator can:         gather your income, expenditure and benefit info in one…

Extra child tax credits for disabled children

Families with a disabled child or young person, who gets either disability living allowance (DLA), or personal independence payment (PIP) can claim additional child tax credits (CTCs).   A higher rate of CTC increases your income.  You can claim tax credits by calling the Tax Credit Helpline…

The Family Fund

Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. They believe that all families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people should have the same choices, quality of life,…

Free Early Education Places for Two-Year-Olds with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities

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Some two year old children with special educational needs and / disabilities (SEND) are entitled to up to 15 hours of free early education for 38 weeks of the year from the term after their second birthday.  This normally runs until the child starts in…

Free Road Tax for People with a Disability

Vehicles exempt from vehicle excise duty or road tax.If you have a child aged three or over who qualifies for the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) mobility component at the higher rate, or receive enhanced rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)…

Free School Meals

Parents/carers eligible for free school meals could save themselves hundreds of pounds each year by applying.Children and young people can have free school meals, if their family is receiving:  income-based jobseeker's allowance; income-related employment and support allowance;  or child tax credit, (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax…