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-related employment and support allowancePension creditHousing benefitIf 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 benefitsIf your child comes home temporarilyCarer support paymentTime off from caringIf your child comes home temporarilyCarer element, carer premium or carer addition4. Help visiting your childThis chapter explains what happens to benefits if your child lives away from home in a residential school because they have a disability and the cost is met by public funds. It explains whether or not benefits are paid while your child is away from home and what happens when they come 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 their disability.