Eligibility criteria for specialist services

In consultation with parents and professionals, a set of eligibility criteria has been produced to assess disabled children most in need of specialist services. Specialist services may include social work support, overnight short breaks, the family link scheme, and support within and outside the home.

Please note, most short breaks activities such as playschemes, Buddies and other activities can be accessed by registering for your Gateway Card without the need for an assessment.

You can read more about eligibility and how to access the range of different services in the short breaks statement  2 MB. More information about the eligibility criteria for specialist services is below:

You can find information about the eligibility criteria below:

• Who can access specialist services for disabled children?
• Why your child may not be eligible for specialist services
• The eligibility criteria  28kb
• The assessment process  24kb
• Factors taken into consideration when assessing your eligibility  21kb
• Frequently used words and abbreviations  10kb
• The mediation process  10kb