Children and Young Adults Disability Service

Eligibility for Services

Are you eligible for a Social Work service from us?

To view the eligibility criteria document for Social Work Services through the Children and Young Adults Disability Service, if you are UNDER 18, click here.

To view the eligibility criteria document for Social Work Services through the Children and Young Adults Disability Service, if you are OVER 18, click here.

This Service is to enable Children and Young Adults with significant life-long disabilities to receive a social work assessment, to identify their needs and how these can be best met. This could be either through a Common Assessment Framework (CAF) or an Initial and Core Assessment.

The purpose of these assessments is to help you as a family to identify where best you can receive the support that you may require.

If you are under the age of 18, please call our Children’s First Response team. The telephone number is: (01983) 814374 and they will be able to discuss your needs and eligibility for services with you.

To receive a social work service if you are over 18, we first have to be sure that you meet the Fair Access to Care Services (FACS). This is a national framework by the Department of Health to help councils decide who is eligible for services. The Council has a duty to provide services only to people who meet the criteria. The first step is to meet with a social care practitioner to see if you are eligible. You can find out more information about eligibility either from the department of health (www.dh.gov.uk) or via our Adults First Response Team, the contact details of which are below.

If you are over 18, the telephone number is: (01983) 814980, and similarly they will be able to discuss your needs and eligibility for services with you. On the Isle of Wight, services are given to people who meet the Category 1 (Critical) level of risk and Category 2 (Substantial) level of risk. People with moderate and low bands do not meet our eligibility criteria and so will not get a specific service, but we will still provide advice and information about other sources of help or ways of solving difficulties.

Are you eligible for a Short Breaks service from us?

The eligibility criteria is below, however if you have any questions or are unsure what support your child may be entitled to, then please contact the Family Information Zone (FIZ), the contact details of which are below:

FIZ
11 Orchard Street
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 1JZ

Telephone: (01983) 821999 – Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 5.00pm or Friday 8.30 am – 4.00pm
Website: Family Information Zone

You are automatically eligible if you live on the Isle of Wight and are able to tick one or more of the following categories for your child:

In receipt of higher level disability living care component allowance.
Has a statement of special educational needs.
Has undergone a professional assessment, eg, core assessment, common
assessment framework or a professional diagnosis (from a paediatrician or
psychologist).

You are also eligible if you live on the Isle of Wight and are able to tick any two of the following for your child:

Normal activities are interrupted by frequent health needs, affecting progress in development or education.
Requires frequent use of specialist equipment, including a wheelchair/buggy and/or help from a carer/parent to get around.
Requires regular support with basic self-care functions, eg: eating, going to the toilet, washing, dressing. Also they need more regular supervision during the day and sometimes at night, than you would expect for a child of their age.
Does not hear spoken words, and/or needs help to make up for the complete loss of sound awareness, and may have hearing aids or implants.
Has very little or no sight, and/or is registered blind, or needs support to move around.