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Money matters

Bringing up a disabled child can be more expensive than bringing up a child without disabilities and there are various sources of funding that can help you.

Some of these, such as Disability Living Allowance,  Carer's Allowance, may help to increase your family income.

Children who have severe and complex needs may be able to get a Personal Budget.

Supporting young people directly, or their parent carers, there are many organisations and services that can provide advice on managing money, and help you identify and claim financial support.

Information, help and advice

  • Free early learning for 2-year-olds
      Children will be given the opportunity to experience high quality early years education with the support of a trained, high quality registered childminder, nursery or pre-school. Who is eligible? Two-year-olds whose family receives one of the following: Income Support income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) income-related…
  • Three and four year old funding
    All 3 & 4-year olds, regardless of the parents’ immigration status, are entitled to up to 15 hours free education each week for 38 weeks from the term after their third birthday. Early years providers must provide a minimum of 33 weeks of nursery education…
  • Personalisation, Personal Budgets and Direct Payments
    What is a personal budget? Personalisation places people at the heart of the assessment and discussions about how they would like their services delivered, ensuring they have as much choice and control over the shape of their support as possible. It enables the provision of…
  • Support for young people with SEND in Higher Education
    If you are a student with special educational needs or a disability (SEND) applying to enrol on a course in Higher Education, it’s important to make sure that you’ve applied for the correct funding. It's also crucial to ensure that your education provider know what…
  • 16 to 19 Bursary Fund
    A bursary is money that you, or your education or training provider, can use to pay for things like: clothing, books and other equipment for your course or transport and lunch on days you study or train. You could get a bursary to help with…
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