Series
SEND Benefits
Beyond DLA: the other benefits and grants a disabled child may be entitled to, how they connect, and the order to claim them in. 10 parts.
- 1Benefits & Finance1st April ’26
Carer's Allowance: The Benefit Most SEND Parents Miss
If your child gets DLA middle or highest rate care, you could be entitled to Carer's Allowance. Most eligible parents don't claim it.
7 min read - 2Benefits & Finance8th April ’26
Universal Credit and the Disabled Child Element
If your child gets DLA, your UC should include extra money. Many families miss this because they don't report the DLA award.
5 min read - 3Benefits & Finance19th July ’26
Child Benefit at 16: The Rules for Disabled Young People
From September 2025, disabled young people studying fewer than 12 hours qualify. Missing the HMRC notification can cost up to £984/month.
5 min read - 4Benefits & Finance5th April ’26
Can My Child Get a Blue Badge?
If your child gets DLA higher rate mobility, they're automatically entitled. But many children qualify through the discretionary route too.
4 min read - 5Benefits & Finance31st July ’26
The Motability Scheme: What It Covers and How to Join
If your child gets DLA higher rate mobility or PIP enhanced mobility, you can lease a car with insurance, tax, and servicing included. Who qualifies, what's included, and the reassessment risk at 16.
6 min read - 6Benefits & Finance15th July ’26
Grants for Disabled Children: Family Fund and More
Family Fund awarded 89,493 grants last year. DLA doesn't automatically qualify you. Here's what does, plus other grants you might be missing.
6 min read - 7Benefits & Finance7th June ’26
Benefit Rates from April 2026: What Changed
DLA, Carer's Allowance, and Universal Credit rates all changed on 6 April 2026. Here are the new figures that matter for SEND families.
4 min read - 8Benefits & Finance14th June ’26
Carer's Allowance Overpayments 2026: What's Changing
More than 200,000 Carer's Allowance overpayment cases are being reviewed. The average debt is nearly £1,000. Here's what's changing and what to do if you're affected.
7 min read - 9Benefits & Finance27th July ’26
Wills and Trusts: Protecting Your Disabled Child's Benefits
A direct inheritance can wipe out your disabled child's means-tested benefits. A discretionary or disabled person's trust in your will protects them instead.
6 min read - 10Benefits & Finance19th October ’26
Hidden disability Blue Badges have tripled, but refusals aren't published
Hidden-disability Blue Badges have tripled since 2019. DfT figures show huge variation between councils, but nobody publishes refusal rates.
8 min read