• Your future – preparation for adulthood for care leavers

    • About support for care leavers to plan for independence including pathway plans and the ASDAN Living Independently short course.
  • Tax credits are ending

    • Universal Credit is replacing tax credits. If you're asked to claim Universal Credit and you do not make a valid claim within three months, your tax credits will end and you will not get Universal Credit.
  • Lancashire SEND sufficiency needs assessment and capital plan : Future trends modelling

    • needs areas. It also indicates that SEMH numbers continue to rise resulting in this area of need remaining a significant proportion of total EHCPs. Numbers of EHCPs for sensory impairment and PMLD are remaining largely stable. Future modelling has identified the East of the county as areas which
  • Universal Credit

    • Payment for people on a low income or out of work, and is replacing over time various in and out of work benefits
  • Lancashire SEND sufficiency needs assessment and capital plan : EHCP placement trends and future predictions

    • Background to data sources and modelling assumptions Analysis and proposals have been based on the best available data at the time of review and assumptions have been made about trends and future growth. It is important to note that within the modelling undertaken there are some things that cannot
  • Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits

    • About Universal Credit and what you need to know when deciding whether to claim now, or to stay on your existing benefits as long as you can.
  • Residency for school admissions : Moving house in the future

    • You must still apply from your child's current home address before the national deadline of 31 October 2025 for secondary and 15 January 2026 for primary. If you are about to move house, please contact the Area Education Office with your new address so that letters that are sent to you do not go
  • Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits : What else you need to know

    • As well the amount of Universal Credit you will get, there are other things you should think about, particularly when claiming this benefit for the first time. You should know: Universal Credit is paid monthly in arrears. You could have to wait up to 5-6 weeks for your first regular payment You
  • Careers and education advice

    • The Youth Futures Team can help you with careers and education advice and guidance if you're aged 16 to 18 and not in education, employment or training.
  • Jobs, employment and volunteering

    • Includes teacher vacancies, council jobs, volunteering and other routes into employment.
  • Lancashire 2050 - A strategic framework for Lancashire

    • We are working in partnership to create a long-term strategic plan for the future of Lancashire.
  • Lancashire SEND sufficiency needs assessment and capital plan

    • The SEND Capital Plan sets out a framework for the capital investment to Lancashire as well as proposals for any further funding for specialist provision that may be allocated in future years.
  • Universal credit

    • Universal Credit Benefit Caseloads provisional and revised monthly data
  • Joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA)

    • Intelligence about health, wellbeing and social care
  • State pension and pension credit

    • The number of claimants and the average weekly award amounts for the state pension and pension credit.
  • Benefit challenges and appeals

    • How to challenge a benefit decision from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and how the Welfare Rights Service may be able to help.
  • Consultations

    • Current, past and future consultations and research projects. A chance to have your say and get involved in what we do.
  • Claimant Count

    • The Claimant Count - claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance plus those Universal Credit claimants required to seek work and be available for work
  • Executive recruitment

    • We are looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to be the driving force behind our organisation, leading us into the future with an innovative vision and strategic direction.
  • Free travel to and from school : Eligibility

    • the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit* or your children are entitled to free school meals, they could get free school transport if they: Are over 8 years old, attend the nearest suitable primary school and the distance from home is 2 miles or more Are in secondary school, attend one of their three