Answers · Benefit
Who can get Children Act section 17 support?
A social-services assessment for a child in need. Not a benefit. Not a public fund. Not a fixed amount. Often the practical route for a family with no recourse to public funds.
- Paid by Your council’s social services.
- The catalogue looks for: A child is in the household.
- The catalogue looks for: No recourse to public funds was selected.
- The catalogue looks for: The family may be destitute or the child may be in need.
- This is not a decision. The department or the council decides.
Your council’s social services
Indicative only. Not advice. Confirm it on the official page before you rely on it.