Becoming an independent adult
Using money well and benefits.
Helping to live independently.
Building confidence and life skills.
Using money well
Living independently
Building life skills
Using money well and benefit options
Money help
Advice on running a bank account, planning your finances, and cutting costs
GoHenry Card
A visa card that teenagers can use to buy things online or in stores, and to withdraw cash from ATMs.
Practice using money
Dosh
Helping people with learning disability to manage money and has information on managing money, opening a bank account and so on.
Money Master
How good are your money handling skills? How fast can you give change? Learn with this free and fun game.
Money Master
Advice about choosing and using a bank account, tips on budgeting and a guide to help people live independently.
See what benefits and grants are available
Financial help if you’re disabled
There is a wide range of disability-related financial support, including benefits, tax credits and grants.
Acting as a benefits appointee
If you can’t manage your own money, your parents may be able to receive and manage benefits for you.
Living independently
Get help to find a home, find the support you need and learn what options you have.
Housing options
Living at home
Living independently doesn’t necessarily mean living away from the family home.
Shared Lives
A scheme to help over 16s with support needs get the care they need living in a family home.
Some young people can be supported to live independently in own home.
Building confidence and life skills
Personal development helps build confidence, manage emotions, develop social skills, and gain independence.
The DofE Award
Choose the things you love to do or try something new, help your community, test your limits, enhance your skills, and grow your confidence.
The King’s Trust
A set of programmes providing a helping hand to grow your confidence and skills, get a job that’s right for you or start your own business.