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• • 9th April 2021

  • Covid vaccinations for unpaid carers

  • Unpaid carers are included in priority group six of the vaccination programme. This includes people who receive Carers Allowance and those who are the main carer of someone at high risk from coronavirus (see box).

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• • 1st February 2021

  • Coronavirus: Changes to local SEND services

  • This page explains how services in Sheffield that support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities are responding to the pandemic.

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• • 26th May 2020

  • Sheffield schools to open more widely from 15 June

  • Sheffield City Council has confirmed that schools and childcare settings can begin to open more widely from Monday 15 June. Sheffield had initially decided to delay wider opening on the advice of Greg Fell, Sheffield’s Director of Public Health.

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• • 7th May 2020

  • Coronavirus: Useful information

  • We have put together a list of links to useful information and support for families with disabled children during the coronavirus crisis.

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• • 7th May 2020

  • Support from children’s social care during coronavirus

  • We have asked Sheffield City Council to answer some questions about the support provided by children’s social care during the coronavirus crisis. This article is for parents whose child has a social worker, MAST worker or SNIPS worker.

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• • 6th May 2020

  • Temporary changes to the law on EHC plans

  • The Secretary of State for Education has issued a notice under the Coronavirus Act. This temporarily modifies some aspects of the law that applies to children and young people with Education Health and Care (EHC) plans.

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• • 5th May 2020

  • Coronavirus: Announcements from public services

  • This page provides important updates from central and local government and the NHS that are relevant for families with disabled children in Sheffield.

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• • 2nd April 2020

  • Charging policy for SNIPS clubs postponed

  • Due to the coronavirus crisis, Sheffield City Council has decided to postpone the introduction of a new charging policy for clubs accessed through SNIPS (Special Needs Inclusion Playcare Service).

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• • 2nd April 2020

  • Shopping vouchers for children on free school meals

  • The government has launched a national voucher scheme for children who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals.

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• • 2nd April 2020

  • School closures due to coronavirus

  • The government has said that all children who can safely be cared for at home, should stay at home, to limit the spread of the virus. However, children whose parents are key workers and those classed as “vulnerable” may be eligible to attend school, nursery or college.

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• • 24th March 2020

  • Benefit reviews and reassessments suspended

  • On 24 March, the government announced that there would be no new reviews or reassessments across all benefits for three months. This includes Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Personal Independent Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

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