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Deaf Drop-in Service, Wandsworth Adult Social Services

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Tuesdays: 10am to 12noon and 1 to 3pm
This is a service that provides advice, information and access to communication for people who are deaf and or hard of hearing. This Service is for people who live in Wandsworth who are deaf or hard of hearing  Services include help…

Wandsworth Carers' Centre

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Wandsworth Carers' Centre provides information and support for those looking after an adult or child who has a learning, mental or physical disability, or a long term illness, meaning they are unable to manage without help. If you are supporting someone by providing practical or…

Wandsworth Information, Advice and Support Service (WIASS)

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Call back service Telephone: 020 8871 8065 (24 hour confidential answer machine) Email: wiass@wandsworth.gov.uk   WIASS  provide confidential, impartial, information, advice and support to parents of children and young people (aged 0-25) on special educational needs and/or disability (SEND). WIASS is part of…

Wandsworth Vision Support Service (WVSS)

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The Wandsworth Vision Support Service (WVSS) is a free specialist service provided by Wandsworth for children and young people aged 0-25 with vision impairment who live or go to school in Wandsworth.  The service includes Qualified Teachers for the Visually Impaired (QTVIs) and Habilitation Specialists.

Youth custody, children and young people with special educational needs

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The Children and Families Act 2014 set out a new legal framework for children and young people with SEN  (special educational needs) in youth custody.  This change commenced on 1 April 2015. The attached document from the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has a range of information for young people, parents/carers,…

Carer's Assessment in Wandsworth

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Most carers have a legal right to an assessment of their own needs. A carer's assessment is a chance to discuss with social services what help you need with caring. Social Services in Wandsworth has a general duty to assess certain carers when…

Child Tax Credit (CTC)

Child Tax Credit is money that can be claimed from the government to increase your family's income. Parents can claim for children under 16, or children aged 16 to 19, as long as they are in certain types of education or training.

Care4me

Care4me is an online directory of community groups run by Lifetimes Charity.  It has information about services in and around Wandsworth. These range from: Advice and Advocacy Benefits and Money Care and Support Caring for Someone Community and Getting Involved to Travel and getting about.…

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,…

Ehlers-Danlos Support UK

Ehlers-Danlos Support UK (EDS UK) is a charity dedicated to providing support, raising awareness and improving the quality of life for people living with the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a group of thirteen individual genetic conditions, all of which affect the body’s…