Contact Cymru the charity for families with disabled children are researching into partnership working and a gap analysis to support further funding in Wales around the Cost-of-Living Crisis. Could you give us a few minutes of your time to answer the questions below? We really value your experience and comments. Please respond to Katherine.Wyke@contact.org.uk

Do you provide support to families with disabled children around benefits / finances?

 if yes

what type of support

 what are the challenges if any - for your service

 what do you know about the families you are NOT reaching - who the parents are who you're not able to support, and /or why they are not accessing your service?

 if no

where do you signpost for this / what is out there for parents.

 do you know if this is adequate / what parents need, or do you think there are further gaps in support

do you know where the gaps or barriers are in terms of parents seeking advice and support on this issue?

 issues around which parents are not able to get support

issues around which parents don't seek out support

Do you provide support to families with disabled children to support parents' wellbeing?

 if yes

what type of support

 what are the challenges if any - for your service

 what do you know about the families you are NOT reaching - who the parents are who you're not able to support, and /or why they are not accessing your service?

 If no

where do you signpost for this / what is out there for parents

do you know if this is adequate / what parents need, or do you think there are further gaps in support

 do you know where the gaps or barriers are in terms of parents seeking advice and support on this issue

 issues around which parents are not able to get support

issues around which parents don't seek out support

 and finally –

What are you seeing from families, in terms of increased complexity of issues?