Chapter 5: Disabled children at residential school1. Child benefit and guardian’s allowance2. Means-tested benefitsUniversal creditIf your child is not looked after by the local authorityIf your child is looked after by the local authorityIncome support and income-based jobseeker’s allowanceIf your child is not looked after by the local authorityIf your child is looked after by the local authorityIncome-related employment and support allowancePension creditHousing benefit and council tax reductionIf your child is not looked after by the local authorityIf your child is looked after by the local authorityScottish child payment3. Non-means-tested benefitsDisability living allowance, child disability payment and personal independence paymentIf your child comes home temporarilyCarer’s allowanceTime off from caringIf your child comes home temporarilyCarer element, carer premium or carer addition4. Tax creditsThe amount of tax credits5. Help visiting your childThis chapter explains what happens to benefits and tax credits if your child lives away from home in a residential school because s/he has a disability and the cost is met by public funds. It explains whether or not benefits and tax credits are paid while your child is away from home and what happens when s/he comes home for a temporary period – eg, at the weekends or holidays.In this chapter, the term ‘away at school’ is used for when your child is staying at a residential school because of her/his disability.