Help with council tax bills is about the different schemes that exist for reducing your council tax bill.

Holidays, play and leisure provides details of organisations that have regular up-to-date information about holidays for people with special needs, sources of finance as well as actual holiday providers.

Living without a Diagnosis attempts to answer some of the common questions parents have and discusses the different ways parents cope with this situation. Welsh language text version available.

Money when your child reaches 16 years of age looks at how benefits are affected when your child turns 16, whether you will be better off continuing to claim benefits for you child as part of your familym or if they claim for themselves as an adult. It also outlines the main benefits avaiable to young disabled children.

Preparing for adult life and transition and Preparing for adult life and transition - Scotland identify the main areas that parents and young people need to think about. It explains the Transition Plan, the essential starting point in planning for the future. Welsh language text version available.

Relationships and caring for a disabled child uses comments and views from parents themselves, along with some practical information about services and entitlements, to act as a guide for all parents of disabled children struggling with relationship issues. Welsh language text version available.

Siblings brings together the experiences of brothers & sisters of children with special needs and provides ideas for dealing with the wide range of emotions that can arise. Welsh language text version available.

Special Educational Needs - England, Additional Support for Learning - Scotland and Special Educational Needs - Wales provide a brief introduction to the processes involved in creating a statement as well as demystifying many parts of the process.

The NHS and caring for a disabled child explains what your rights are within the NHS and what services you should expect to receive.

The Tax Credits Guide includes a 'ready reckoner' to help assess tax credit entitlement. Welsh language text version available.

Understanding Your Child's Behaviour helps parents understand the reason behind their child's challenging behaviour and find strategies to deal with it.

Working is aimed at parents of disabled children who are thinking about returning to work or are currently in employment. It includes information about the support available to make that transition back into employment and your rights when in work.

The winter guide - help with fuel bills and keeping warm - offers practical advice on checking your fuel bills, what to do if you have trouble paying your bills and information on how to apply for financial help with fuel bills and home insulation.

Web only factsheets

We also produce a number of factsheets that are available only on this website in Adobe Acrobat pdf format; there is no printed alternative:

A tax credit guide for self-employed parents (o.4Mb) explains everything you need to know about claiming tax credits generally and some particular issues self-employed parents may need to be aware of.

Child Tax Credit and families on Income Support (0.1Mb)

Education Maintenance Allowance looks at how to get a weekly payment for your son or daughter if they stay on at school, college or training after compulsory schooling.

DLA - for children with learning disabilities (0.3Mb)

Help From The Social Fund (0.3Mb)

Lisa Mason, from Enable Payroll has written a guide to Employing a Paid Carer (0.2Mb)

Pamphlets

A checklist for parents (0.5Mb) Parents of a disabled child are often entitled to a series of benefits and other help. This pamphlet contains a selection of the most common, briefly explaining what they are, and who is entitled to claim them! We also have a version for parents in Northern Ireland (0.5Mb)