This is a short chronology of transition events that happen on a specific timeline - mostly about education, social care and healthcare
Information about new-style ESA, credits only, what it is and why you should be applying for it for your young person 16+ and in receipt of PIP
To quote a well known quote this document is about ‘known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns’ around SEND Transitions. As a workshop it is a light touch run through the many changes that might come your way when your young person approaches adulthood – raising awareness of what you might need to know. The following are the speaker notes from the workshop.
This document lists the descriptors and points allocated for each of the activities assessed on the Work Capability Assessment which determines if a claimant meets the criteria for the limited capability for work or limited capability for work related activities group and the severe conditions criteria. This article has been updated to take account of the changes which came into effect in April 2026.
Delegated spending or connected cards are ways to allow another person to use a bank card to spend money independently but with limits and controls to ensure that they don’t overspend and for you to have oversight on their spending.
These are the slides that go along with the speaker notes for the recent PIP/UC workshop delivered on 19 November 2025.
When a young person is on benefits and is in receipt of an adult social care package they may have to make a contribution towards the cost of their package. But only when their benefits income exceeds certain allowances. This article gives current benefits amounts, thresholds, etc to help you understand when your young person will need to make the contribution.
This is a short chronology of transition events that happen on a specific timeline.
This document is an overview of what the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) is and the amount of the relevant allowances.
These are the benefit rates and minimum income guarantee rates for 2025/2026 for the benefits that affect disabled young people – it is not a comprehensive list of all benefits and current rates.
These are notes for the basis of a discussion with parents around how their young person’s ability to make their own decisions can affect how a parent can support or manage the young person’s financial affairs.
Information and suggestions that might make it easier to secure a lease in the private sector for people on benefits.