Independence Payment (PIP), Carers Allowance, Working Tax Credit, Child Benefit, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, No access to Public Funds, Other. Is debt a factor? Discuss utilise and other outgoings - has spending been prioritised? Is spending prioritised? Employment Who is working the household, their pattern of work and any changes? What impact does this have on the child? How is work or absence of work viewed by the family members? How does it affect their relationship with the child? Inc. children’s experiences of work and its impact on them. Are there any education/training/literacy needs? Housing Does the family have safe, suitable accommodation for the foreseeable future? Are they tenants/lodgers/owner occupiers etc., and are their rent or mortgage payments up to date? Are they homeless or at risk of homelessness or have an unsettled housing history? Consider interior & exterior condition & basic amenities e.g. water, heating, sanitation, cooking facilities, sleeping arrangements and cleanliness, hygiene and safety and their impact on the child. Is the home accessible/suitable for any disability needs in the family? Wider Family Who are considered to be members of the wider family by the child and parents? This includes related and non-related persons and absent wider family. What is their role and importance to the child and parents and in precisely what way? Are any wider family members in prison? Family History and Functioning Inc. genetic and psycho-social factors. Mental health and wellbeing. Family functioning is influenced by who is living in the household and how they are related to the child; significant changes in family/household composition; history of childhood experiences of parents, chronology of significant life events and their meaning to family members, nature of family functioning Inc. sibling relationships and its impact on the child; parental strengths and difficulties Inc. those of an absent parent; the relationship between separated parent. Are any immediate family members in prison? Are there any issues with parent’s physical health or substance abuse? Following the completion of the Help Assessment, please provide your analysis of the areas of strengths and need for this family, along with the next steps that will form the basis of the Early Help Support Plan. Assessment Conclusion What needs to happen next? Who needs to do this? When does this Framework (What impact do the areas of need have upon need to be the family?) completed by? Child’s Developmental Needs Parenting Capacity
Independence Payment (PIP), Carers Allowance, Working Tax Credit, Child Benefit, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, No access to Public Funds, Other. Is debt a factor? Discuss utilise and other outgoings - has spending been prioritised? Is spending prioritised? Employment Who is working the household, their pattern of work and any changes? What impact does this have on the child? How is work or absence of work viewed by the family members? How does it affect their relationship with the child? Inc. children’s experiences of work and its impact on them. Are there any education/training/literacy needs? Housing Does the family have safe, suitable accommodation for the foreseeable future? Are they tenants/lodgers/owner occupiers etc., and are their rent or mortgage payments up to date? Are they homeless or at risk of homelessness or have an unsettled housing history? Consider interior & exterior condition & basic amenities e.g. water, heating, sanitation, cooking facilities, sleeping arrangements and cleanliness, hygiene and safety and their impact on the child. Is the home accessible/suitable for any disability needs in the family? Wider Family Who are considered to be members of the wider family by the child and parents? This includes related and non-related persons and absent wider family. What is their role and importance to the child and parents and in precisely what way? Are any wider family members in prison? Family History and Functioning Inc. genetic and psycho-social factors. Mental health and wellbeing. Family functioning is influenced by who is living in the household and how they are related to the child; significant changes in family/household composition; history of childhood experiences of parents, chronology of significant life events and their meaning to family members, nature of family functioning Inc. sibling relationships and its impact on the child; parental strengths and difficulties Inc. those of an absent parent; the relationship between separated parent. Are any immediate family members in prison? Are there any issues with parent’s physical health or substance abuse? Following the completion of the Help Assessment, please provide your analysis of the areas of strengths and need for this family, along with the next steps that will form the basis of the Early Help Support Plan. Assessment Framework Conclusion (What impact do the areas of need have upon the family?) What needs to happen next? Who needs to do this? When does this need to be completed by? Child’s Developmental Needs Parenting Capacity