Disability Rights Handbook - 2025/26 Abbreviations
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Abbreviations
Most abbreviations used in this handbook are explained here. If you come across one that isn’t listed, you will usually find it explained towards the beginning of the chapter, towards the beginning of the subsection in a chapter, or in a box headed ‘For more information’.
Abbreviation
Explanation
ADP
adult disability payment
AFCS
Armed Forces Compensation scheme
AFIP
armed forces independence payment
AFPS
Armed Forces Pension scheme
art
article
CC
county council
CCD
Community Care Circular
CCLR
Community Care Law Reports
CDP
child disability payment
CEL
Chief Executive Letter
CoA
Court of Appeal
CoSLA
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CRAG
Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide
CRU
Compensation Recovery Unit
CSP
carer support payment
DCS
Disability & Carers Service (Northern Ireland)
DHP
discretionary housing payment
DLA
disability living allowance
DMG
Decision Makers’ Guide
DRE
disability-related expenditure
DSA
disabled students’ allowance
DVLA
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
DWP
Department for W
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