DLA: Your top 5 questions answered As part of our focus on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Child Disability Payment (CDP) in February, our helpline team hosted a special Q&A session in our Facebook Group so parent carers...
Bedroom tax If you are a council or housing association tenant, your housing benefit will be cut if you have more bedrooms than your family is seen as needing. This is commonly...
Introduction to special educational needs (SEN) This advice applies in England only. Read information for families in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. In any classroom, children learn at different speeds and in different ways. A child...
Free online parent workshops for families caring for a child with hemiplegia this March Free online parent workshops for families caring for a child with hemiplegia this March We’ve got two parent workshops exclusive for our HemiHelp families coming up this March. Support for...
Helpline Parent Adviser – Education Helpline Parent Adviser – Education Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2025 Hours: 21 hours per week Salary: Starting at £29,777 home-based or £33,694 for office-based, pro-rata Location: Home-based UK (9am-5pm,...
Parent Adviser – Midlands Parent Adviser – Midlands Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2025 Hours: 17.5 hours per week, term time only Salary: £29,777 – £33,024 pro rata Location: Home-based / hospital-based Join...
Top tips on remote learning Communication Aids and Resources Ask school for copies of communication aids they may use. For example, traffic light systems, picture communication cards (PECS) so that your child can use the...
Parent Expert By Experience Family Support Worker Parent Expert By Experience Family Support Worker Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2025 Hours: 12 hours per week Salary: £33,694 pro rata per annum Location: Carmelita House / Ealing office...
Help with funeral expenses There is financial help available to go towards funeral costs, including for the costs of a child’s funeral and to help families on low incomes. Funeral Payments For families in...
Young Carer Grant This advice applies in Scotland only. The Young Carer Grant is a lump sum payment made to 16, 17 and 18 year olds who are providing at least 16 hours...
Developmental delay Babies and children usually learn important skills as they develop. In fact, during the first five years of their lives, most children develop more skills than at any other time....
Isodicentric 15 Also known as: idic (15) Background Isodicentric 15 (idic (15)) is a rare chromosomal disorder (see the chromosome abnormalities section in Patterns of Inheritance). Common features include hypotonia, seizures and...
Social Media and Online Communities Officer Social Media and Online Communities Officer Contract: Permanent contract Hours: 35 hours per week Salary: £31,364 – £34,834 (plus London weighting for hybrid candidates) Location: Home-based or hybrid working (at least two...
Child Trust Fund campaign 80,000 disabled young people in England & Wales risk losing £210 million, as a difficult and costly process means many are unable to access the savings held in their Child...
How to claim DLA higher rate mobility: your 5 top questions answered Last week’s Facebook Q&A about claiming the higher rate mobility (HRM) component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) was our busiest one yet, with more than 150 parent carers stopping by...
Access to childcare Why we’re campaigning While many parents with disabled children juggle jobs with complex care arrangements against the odds, too often they are forced to cut hours or give up careers...
Participation, Information and Advice (PIA) Participation, Information and Advice (PIA) Keeping parent carers, children and young people informed and at the heart of shaping disabled children’s services. Contact leads on a three-year Participation, Information and...
Adult Disability Payment & disability benefits at 16 This advice applies in Scotland only. Adult Disability Payment will replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for disabled adults in Scotland. What is Adult Disability Payment? Adult Disability Payment is a...