Comprehensive guide to UK benefits and grants for families with disabled children
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Non-means-tested benefit for extra costs of disability. Includes care and mobility components with rates from lower to highest. Available from birth/3 months for care, age 3-5 for mobility.
Read Full ArticleScotland's equivalent to DLA. Helps with extra care and mobility costs for disabled children under 16, continuing to 18/19 if awarded before 16.
Read Full ArticleWeekly payment of £81.90 for carers looking after a disabled child 35+ hours per week. Available if child receives middle or highest rate care DLA/CDP.
Read Full ArticleExtra UC payments for families with disabled children: £156/month (lower rate) or £487/month (higher rate). Exempts you from benefit cap.
Read Full ArticleUK charity providing grants for essential equipment, breaks, and mobility support for families raising disabled children. Includes computers, sensory toys, white goods, and car leasing for under-3s.
Read Full ArticleFree or discounted parking for disabled children and their families. Available from birth if child needs bulky medical equipment, or from age 3 with higher rate mobility DLA/CDP.
Read Full ArticleGrants up to £30,000 (England) for home adaptations like ramps, stairlifts, and accessible bathrooms. Assessed by occupational therapist, means-tested for adults but often not for children.
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