Articles on Short Breaks (21)
How to access a Short Break via the Bi-Borough Front Door
Front Door – Overview Please see our Covid-19 Guide to Assessments in the downloads section. The ‘front door’ will operate as part of the Bi-Borough Short Breaks Service. A single point of contact for all notifications has been created. Families with children between the age of…Personal Budgets
Personal budgets Instead of a managed budget where the local authority book and facilitate the child/ young person’s care package through our in-house services or external providers. Instead, you can manage the whole care package through the form of a personal budget. This means the…Managed Budgets
A care package under a managed budget can be made up of one or many of the following (dependent on level of need): An in-house service – (e.g. St Quintin’s, Marlborough or Tresham) An activity – (e.g. Trampolining or yoga) Inclusion - (e.g. Fit for Sport…Core Offer
What is core offer and how do I access it? Families may be signposted to the Local Offer and other available services including those provided by the voluntary sector. These are services where the Local Authority have given the service extra money to enable children…Short Breaks newsletters
The upcoming Short Breaks newsletters will be available on this page soon.What is a Short Break
Short breaks enable disabled children, young people and adults to have time away from their carers, explore new opportunities, have fun and broaden their social networks whilst promoting independence. They can provide families with an opportunity to have a break from their caring responsibilities, and…Short Breaks Menu
The Short Breaks menu displays the full range of universal, core and assessed short break provision for children and young people with disabilities, and their families, funded by Kensington and Chelsea or Westminster City Council. Use this resource to find activities that might benefit you…Short Breaks Pathways
This is where you can access the Short Breaks Pathways which show the core, targeted and specialist offer for CYP 0-18. You can view each pathway by selecting the tabs below.