Overview

• Disability Living Allowance can provide up to £9,700 a year based on the level of care and mobility support a child with autism or ADHD requires.
• Carer’s Allowance offers £83.30 per week (about £4,331 annually) for parents who spend at least 35 hours a week caring for an eligible child and meet income criteria.
• The tax-free childcare scheme matches £2 for every £8 paid into an account, up to £2,000 per child or £4,000 for disabled children, to help cover nursery and childminder costs.
• In England, parents must apply by August 31 to secure 30 hours of free childcare per week from September for children aged nine months to school age.
• Families can save around £126 a year on rail travel with the Disabled Persons Railcard and access additional charitable grants through Family Fund and the Turn2Us online finder.