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:

Find out about other grants that may be available on the Disability Grants website.

Go to the GOV.UK website to find out about:

Work out benefits you could get

Use these independent benefit calculators to work out what benefits you could get, how to claim and how your benefits may be affected if you start work:

More information

If you get benefits you may be able to get free school meals for your child.

Find out how childcare and early education providers, schools and colleges get funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities.