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The Families Information Service can help you choosing the right childcare to suit your child’s needs, including a brokerage service for parents experiencing difficulty in finding suitable care. Please contact the Families Information Service tel: 0115 8765910 for a list of childcare providers around your…
Children and Young People's Zone
Welcome to the children and young people’s zone – if you are under 25, have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and live in Nottingham – we are here to help you. Please let us know if there is anything else that you want adding…
Direct Payments
Direct Payments are ‘cash’ payments for people who have been assessed as eligible for a Personal Budget from either education, health or social care, and who would like to arrange and pay for their own support services instead of receiving them directly from the local…
Financial Support for Families
The following organisations provide funding across England and the Midlands. They are grant providing trusts that families or professionals can apply for assistance with financial support towards helping people out of poverty and debt. They also provide funding towards everyday household items and specialised equipment…
A parent's guide to autism
Parents often feel relieved when they finally receive a diagnosis of autism, because they have an explanation for their child's unusual behaviour. Receiving a diagnosis may come as a great shock, and it can take a while to accept what you're being told. Try to…
Personal Budgets
A personal budget is a sum of money allocated to a disabled child and their family as a result of an assessment of their needs. In Nottingham City, Social Care Personal Budgets have been available for children and young people with disabilities to help meet…
Personal Independence Payment
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is the new benefit that's replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people with a disability who are aged 16 to 64. PIP is designed to help you meet some of the extra costs you may have because of a long-term health…
Transition planning for disabled young people
Until the age of 18, the care of children with long-term health conditions is the responsibility of child health and social care services. From 18, they are usually the responsibility of adult services. Between the ages of 16 and 18, the child will start a…
What benefits can carers get?
Knowing what benefits you and the person you care for are entitled to can make a real difference. For example, you might be able to get a break from caring, or get help with pay for certain costs, or make a difference to your pension…
