Written question WQ92416
- Asked by
- Gareth DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary outline what financial support the Welsh Government provides to households with children suffering from PTSD?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Welsh Government provides £1.2 million annually to Traumatic Stress Wales, to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Wales, with or at risk of, developing PTSD or complex PTSD. A priority for Traumatic Stress Wales is to increase the dissemination of evidence-based specialist interventions to prevent and treat PTSD and complex PTSD.
In addition, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) can be claimed by the parent/guardian of a child aged under 16 who has behavioural or mental health issues. The Department of Work and Pensions decision to award DLA is not based on a child having a specific condition such as PTSD, but on the need for personal care or supervision that a child has. It is a detailed assessment process, but a parent can get help making a DLA claim from Citizens Advice (or a welfare rights service).
A parent caring for a child in receipt of a disability benefit may be eligible for Carers’ Allowance if the additional care they provide is at least 35 hours a week and they earn £151 per week or less after tax.