0 to 25 Disability Team, Social Care Referral Eligibility Criteria

The 0 to 25 Disability Social Work Team is a social work team working within Children's Services. It can accept referrals for social care for a disabled child or young person aged 0-25 years old.  

Due to the way the law is arranged there are two sets of legislation covering eligibility for childrens (0-17) and adults (18 to 25^th birthday) referrals pathways. 

Referral for children 0-17 years old: 

If you want to do this, the child or young person needs to meet these referral eligibility criteria: 

• complex health and developmental needs, or
• a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with an associated severe learning disability, or 
• sensory disabilities, or 
• a severe physical disability, or
• a life limiting condition.

You can make a referral to the 0 to 25 Team by calling the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 020 8871 6622 (email mash@wandsworth.gov.uk ).

If your child or young person is already known to the 0 to 25 Team, please call 020 8871 7192 or email on 0-25disabilityteamduty@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk. 

Referrals for adults up to 25 years old: 

Referrals can be taken as early as 14 however services (if considered eligible) would not start until the young person’s 18^th birthday 

Condition 1

The adult’s needs for care and support arise from or are related to a physical or mental impairment or illness and are not caused by other circumstantial factors.

This includes if the adult has a condition as a result of physical, mental, sensory, learning or cognitive disabilities or illnesses, substance misuse or brain injury. 

Condition 2

As a result of the adult’s needs, the adult is unable to achieve two or more of the outcomes specified in the Care Act 2014 regulations and outlined below;

• Managing and maintaining nutrition
• Maintaining personal hygiene
• Managing toilet needs
• Being appropriately clothed
• Being able to make use of the adult's home safely
• Maintaining a habitable home environment
• Developing and maintaining family or other personal relationship
• Accessing and engaging in work, training, education or volunteering
• Making use of necessary facilities or services in the local community, including public transport, and recreational facilities or services
• Carrying out any caring responsibilities the adult has for a child

Condition 3

As a consequence of being unable to achieve these outcomes, there is, or there is likely to be, a significant impact on the adult’s wellbeing, determining whether:

• the adult’s needs impact on at least one of the areas of wellbeing in a significant way or
• the cumulative effect of the impact on a number of the areas of wellbeing means that they have a significant impact on the adult’s overall wellbeing.

You can make a referral to 0-25 Disability Team by calling the adults Access Team on 020 8871 7707 or emailing accessteam@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk .

If your child or young person is already known to the 0 to 25 Team, please call 020 8871 7192 or email on 0-25disabilityteamduty@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk.