Accessing support for children with disabilities
Most children in Lincolnshire who need services will get them through universal provision in their local community. This includes children with disabilities.
Entitlement to assessment
Every child and young person with a diagnosed disability is entitled to an assessment under The Children Act 1989.
Working together
An early help worker or social worker will work with the family to identify and explore the child or young person’s needs to ensure that the right level of support is provided.
Types of support
A social care assessment might show that your child is entitled to specialist services, such as:
- specialist activities - activities that your child can attend without needing a parent or carer to be there
- care support - this can be at home or outside the home. It might include:-
- direct payments - families can receive funding to pay someone to support their child or young person with activities, either at home or in the community
- domiciliary care - personal care provided at home and in the community
- overnight stays - your child might stay at one of the local authority’s specialist residential children’s homes, which are registered and inspected by Ofsted to ensure outstanding care
- short breaks with foster carers - your child might spend time with specially trained foster carers for a short break
Why this support is important?
Some families need extra help because of the nature of their child's disability or their individual family circumstances.
