Getting adult social care support

Includes information on our eligibility criteria and assessment process.

  • Scams and doorstep crime

    • How to prevent and report scams and doorstep crimes.
  • Winter in Lancashire

    • How to keep well in winter, gritting and unavoidable closures
  • SEN support

    • Help that your child will get at their nursery, school or college if they have special educational needs (SEN).
  • Carer's assessments

    • How to get help in your caring role.
  • Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy

    • How we will make sure that children and young people are actively involved, listened to and able to influence the decisions that affect them.
  • Support for resettlers: employment information

    • Whatever stage of career you are at in the UK, we can signpost you to advice to help get you to the next step
  • Gritting

    • Information on where we grit, gritting updates and grit bins.
  • Special provision fund

    • How the council proposes to spend government funding to create new school places and improve existing provision for children and young people with education, health and care plans.
  • Reuse household items

    • There are lots of ways you can reuse more of your unwanted household items and find quality, nearly new items in Lancashire.
  • Applications for approved ceremony venues

    • How to apply to become an approved premise and public notices of current applications .
  • Adult social care

    • Find the right social care and how we can help.
  • Free transport to school

    • Eligibility and how to apply for a travel pass including denominational transport.
  • 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.
  • Talkzone

    • Get advice and support for families as well as young people. Text, talk online or call between 2pm and 10pm, every day of the year, including weekends and bank holidays.
  • 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.
  • 3. Full Council

    • This section explains how all 84 elected councillors meet to make decisions.
  • Drains and Sewers

    • Find out how to clear a blocked road drain and more.
  • Sustainable drainage systems and the planning process

    • How to apply for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) approval for developments.
  • Copy divorce certificates

    • How to request copy marriage certificates and cost.
  • Blue Badges

    • Helping people with severe mobility problems park close to their destination. Eligibility and how to apply.