Paying people in the forum
Information for forums about paying people including staff, self-employed and volunteer expenses.
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Good Governance
Information for forums on good governance.
Fraud advice for parent carer forums
Fraud advice for parent carer forums As an organisation, Contact is aware that parent carer forums are vulnerable to fraud from time to time. Find out how to protect your...
Building positive relationships with parent carers
Building positive relationships with parent carers Our accessible and jargon-free course gives practitioners practical ideas about how they can better support and work with disabled children and their families. It...
Ongoing benefit changes
Find out more about ongoing changes to the welfare system that may affect the financial situation of families with disabled children. Universal Credit changes Severe conditions criteria and changes to...
Families with children who are “looked after” by their local authority will be much worse off under Universal Credit
Families asked to claim Universal Credit under managed migration will be left much worse off if they have a disabled child who is “looked after” by their local authority in a residential...
Challenging school transport policies in England
Research we carried out as part of our school transport inquiry has shown that a number of policies do not comply with the law. We are also aware of parent...
Child Winter Heating Payment
Child Winter Heating Payment is an annual payment to help families with severely-disabled children pay their winter heating costs.
Common concerns
Is your child having difficulty meeting certain milestones? We can help.
Our approach
The social model of disability We follow a social model of disability. This says that it is aspects of society that cause a person’s inability to do certain things, not...
Designing and reviewing services
Information about commissioning including strategic planning, procuring services and monitoring and evaluation, and how forums can help.
Family life and relationships
Key statistics Forgotten families – The impact of isolation on families with disabled children across the UK, 2011 [PDF] In our survey of over 1,100 families with disabled children, we...
What to do when a child dies
What to do when a child dies, including registering their death and getting support from a local hospice.
Taking care of yourself
The information on this page has been written by parents who have been bereaved. It has been reproduced with kind permission from The Child Death Helpline. How you might feel...
Relationship breakdown and separation
Many of the parents we speak to say their experiences bringing up a disabled child have brought them closer together. Some couples do become overwhelmed and separate, but with the...
Making a plan
The change from being a teenager to becoming an adult is often referred to in the world of disability as "transition". On this page, we'll help you get the transition...
Working with organisations that provide health services
Information on working with NHS, ICBs and healthcare providers, including Commissioning, overseeing quality and developing relationships.
Making friends
Having friends is vital for our self-esteem as we grow up. Sometimes there are obstacles to a disabled child making friends at school. For example, a child with a full-time...
