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Eligibility criteria for short breaks

You need a social care assessment to find out if you are entitled to a specialist short break.

To have a social care assessment, the child or young person must:

  • be under 18 years of age
  • be living permanently in the London Borough of Lewisham
  • have a diagnosed disability. 

Find out how to refer a child for a social care assessment.

Services for children and young people with SEND

This page is part of the 'local offer' for children and young people with special educational needs

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