We have developed a range of support services to meet the different levels of need for different children.
Use the table below to assess which level from low to high fits your family or contact the children's team to help:
Levels of need for children with disabilities
| Level of need | Low | Med | High |
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| Child's need |
Child/young person has some additional needs as a result of their disability but this does not prevent them from making friends and accessing social opportunities. |
Child/young person has additional needs as a result of their disability and needs some support to help them make friends and access social opportunities. Sometimes they may need to access specific activities designed to meet their needs. |
Child/young person has significant and or multiple needs as a result of their disability and need a high level of support to enable them to make friends and have social opportunities. |
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| Parent's need |
The needs of the child/young person are impacting on the parent but they are able to maintain the level of care they naturally wish to provide. Occasionally parents need support but they know how and where to get this, using resources available to them such as wider family or the community. |
The needs of the child/young person are being met but at detriment to the parents physical and or emotional health. Parents need some support to maintain the level of care they naturally wish to provide. |
The needs of parents are significant and there is a risk of family breakdown. Regular support is needed to maintain the level of care that parents naturally wish to provide. |
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Services available
Services available for children with disabilities
| Level of need | Low | Medium | High |
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| Examples of services subject to change due to demand |
From football teams to youth clubs via arts, dance, drama and more, there's loads to do for young people in Wigan Borough.
- Visit LINC2 our young persons survival guide for things to do |
Visit our short breaks services pages to find out how to access the following services:
- Leisure for All
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Be Well targeted leisure and sport school holiday programme (delivered by special schools)
- Parent Support Service (Embrace)
- There is funding available for mainstream schools to support children to access extra curricular activities. There is a small grants fund available for providers to apply to. |
Contact the short breaks team to find out if you qualify for the following services:
- Ladies Lane overnight
- Crossroads care
- Home care
Direct Payments
- A Personal Budget offer for those children who are eligible for an EHC plan
- Continuing care
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