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Benefits and grants to help with special educational needs and disabilities
You may be able to claim benefits or get financial help if you look after a child with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) or you have SEND.
Benefits you may be able to claim
If you look after a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or you are a young person with special educational needs or disability you may be able to claim benefits such as:
- Child Benefit
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children
- Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit
- Carer’s Allowance
- Direct Payments from social care
- The Family Fund
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
If you get benefits you may also be able to get free school meals for your child.
Find out about other grants that may be available on the Disability Grants website.
The GOV.UK website provides further information, including:
- benefits you can claim
- financial help you can get if you're disabled
- help you may be able to get if you're a student with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability
Work out what benefits you could get
Independent benefit calculators can help you understand what benefits you are entitled to, how to claim them and how your benefits may be affected if you start work.
These benefit calculators include: