SEND Parents Help gives parents and carers in England clear, checked guidance on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and disability benefits for children and young people.
Ask about EHC needs assessments and EHCPs, SEN support at school, annual reviews, school places and school transport, and SEND Tribunal appeals. Or ask about Disability Living Allowance for children, PIP, Carer's Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Blue Badges, mandatory reconsiderations and benefit appeals.
What you can do:
- Get plain-English explanations of each step, including the deadlines that apply.
- Look up the exact wording of a question on supported benefit and SEND Tribunal forms, such as question 64 on the child DLA form, and get help putting your answer into words.
- Find your council's SEND contacts, local EHCP process and support services.
- Get help understanding a decision letter, report or form you have received.
- Ask questions about a SEND Parents Help article you are reading.
Answers come from the SEND Parents Help knowledge base, written from official guidance and legislation. Figures such as benefit rates and time limits come from a maintained register of facts, each with its source, rather than from memory.
SEND Parents Help is run by SEND Parents Help CIC, a Community Interest Company. The guidance covers England only and is general information, not legal advice. The tools only read our published guidance and need no account.
How to use
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open SEND Parents Help in ChatGPT's Plugin directory (button above), select + to add it and sign in if asked.
- 2Use it in a chat
Type @ in the composer and pick SEND Parents Help, or start your message with its name. ChatGPT may also suggest it when it fits what you ask.
Things to ask
- “I need help with a DLA application for my child”
- “We're thinking about requesting an EHCP”
- “Our DLA claim was rejected. What can we do?”