Resource Subject: Benefits and finance

A template letter for those renting in the private sector under local housing allowance rules.

Guide to council tax discounts, support schemes and help available.

Independent evaluation of our helpline’s welfare rights project from 2016 to June 2018.

How to claim Disability Living Allowance (DLA) – the main benefit for disabled children.

The financial situation of UK families who care for a disabled child (2018).

When your child can claim Universal Credit (UC) as a young adult and the impact this might have on any benefits that you get for them.

How children with learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders may qualify for the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) mobility component at the highest rate.

A checklist of financial help you may be entitled to in England, and Wales.

The government have scrapped the rules which previously stopped Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence payments (PIP) when a child is in hospital. Our factsheet explains what this means for families.

Research into the finances of 110 families from Wales in 2018.

A list of charities that give general grants to families caring for a disabled child. Please read carefully as not every grant will be applicable to you. An application does not mean you are guaranteed a grant.