Money and benefits (SEN and Disabilities)
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- Name
- Carer's Allowance
- Description
- Carer's Allowance is the main benefit for carers.
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- Name
- Charis Grants (Help with energy costs)
- Description
- Grant awards for utility debt and other essential household bills and costs.
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- Name
- Citizen's Advice Bureau
- Location
- Edinburgh Buildings
- Description
- Helps people resolve their legal, money and other related problems by providing free information and advice.
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- Name
- Citizen's Advice Bureau
- Location
- Jarrow Town Hall
- Description
- Helps people resolve their legal, money and other related problems by providing free information and advice.
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- Name
- Council Tax benefit
- Description
- This beneļ¬t often goes unclaimed by people who own their own homes although they may be eligible.
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- Name
- Direct Payments
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- Name
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Description
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is the main benefit for children with a condition or disability.
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- Name
- Energy savings
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- Name
- Family Fund
- Description
- Family Fund is the UK's largest charity providing grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. Last year, we provided 88,407 grants and services worth over £33 million to families across the UK.
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- Name
- Free school meals
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- Name
- Social Fund grant
- Description
- Previously the Community Care grant.
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- Name
- South Tyneside Active Network
- Description
- The service provides a point of contact and signposting service for any family looking for information on children's disability.