Alongside tax credits and child benefit, there are payments specifically for children with SEND and their carers. These include Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Carer's Allowance and Carer's Credit. Which benefits you can get will depend on the assessed needs of your child.
Below are a series of links for these services
- GOV.UK: Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children (opens link in new window)
- GOV.UK: Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA) (opens link in new window)
- GOV.UK: Carer's Allowance (opens link in new window)
- GOV.UK: Carer's credit (opens link in new window)
- GOV.UK: Financial help if you have children (opens link in new window)