
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Benefits, Allowances and Benefit Rates Guides
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Advisor Guidance – Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment guide for assessment providers Guidance for health professionals carrying out PIP assessment activity and for ...

Appeal Against A DWP Benefits Decision
You can appeal to the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal if you disagree with a decision about benefits (DWP), ...

Attendance Allowance (AA) – A Guide
Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you have a disability severe enough that you need someone to help look ...

Benefit and Pension Rates
Benefit and Pension Rates in the UK for 2023-2024 from The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) The amount of ...

Benefit Cap – A Guide
The Benefit Cap is part of government welfare reforms that place a limit on the amount of benefit you can ...

Benefits Advice – Organisations and Charities
Organisations and charities offering disabled people and carers welfare benefits advice and various advice services in the UK. Listings start ...

Benefits for Carers
As a carer It’s advantageous to know what benefits you and the person you care for are entitled to. You ...

Bereavement Benefits – A Guide
A Guide to Bereavement Payment, Bereavement Allowance, Widowed Parent’s Allowance and their effect on State Retirement Pension. See also Benefit ...

Constant Attendance Allowance – A Guide
A Guide to Constant Attendance Allowance an entitlement for people who need constant care through an injury or disease If ...

Council Tax Benefit – Low Income
A Guide for disabled people. Applying to your local council for Council Tax Reduction (sometimes called Council Tax Support). If ...

Council Tax Reduction for Disabled People
Council Tax Reduction now falls under the umbrella of Council Tax Support. If you are disabled or have a disabled ...

Deductions and Dependency Increases – DWP Benefits
Local Council Tax, Fuel and Housing Benefit deductions and dependency increases applied to benefits and work by the Department for ...

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) – A Guide
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is being replaced by other benefits. If you already get DLA, your claim might end. You’ll get ...

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) – For Children
If your child is under 16 and has care or mobility needs because of a physical or mental disability you ...

Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) – A Guide
If you are a higher education student with a disability living in England, you can apply for a Disabled Students ...

DLA and PIP – the main differences
New claims for DLA are ending for everyone over the age of 16 as it is being replaced by PIP ...

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
If you’re ill or disabled, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) offers you financial support if you’re unable to work and ...

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) – A Guide
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Introduction Employment and Support Allowance offers you support and financial help, so that you can ...

Housing Benefit – A Guide
If you’re on a low income, whether working or not, Housing Benefit gives financial help to pay your rent. Find ...

Incapacity Benefit (IB) – A Guide
A Guide to Incapacity Benefit which gives financial help to people who are not working because they are sick or ...

Income Support – A Guide
Extra financial support is given by Income Support to help people who don’t have enough to live on. Universal Credit ...

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
You may be awarded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit through a work accident (industrial accident) or by developing an industrial disease ...

Jobseeker’s Allowance – A Guide
The main benefit for people of working age who are out of work or work less than 16 hours a ...

Pension Credit Guide – Rates
Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if you’re over State Pension age and on ...

Pensions Act 2014
The Pensions Bill effective from April 2016 has now received Royal Assent and will become the Pensions Act 2014. Amongst ...

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) – A Guide
A Guide to the financial support provided by the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people ...

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Benefit Rates
PIP has a Daily Living component and a Mobility component. The PIP benefit rates See also: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) ...

PIP Assessment and Points – A Guide
Entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is decided upon by a DWP Decision Maker known as a Case Manager usually ...

Pneumoconiosis etc – Workers’ Compensation Act 1979
If you have a dust-related disease, you may be entitled to a one-off lump-sum payment. You must be unable to ...

Recovery of Benefits from Compensation
If you are getting a social security benefit and have had an accident, an injury or a disease for which ...

Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) – A Guide
Severe Disablement Allowance has been replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) – Jobcentre Plus will re-assess your Severe Disablement ...

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – A Guide
If you’re an employee and unable to work because you’re ill you may be able to get Statutory Sick Pay. ...

Transfer from DLA to PIP – A guide
People receiving Disability Living Allowance will be invited to apply for the Personal Independence Payment which is for people who ...

Universal Credit (UC) – A Guide
Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid monthly – or twice a month for some ...

Universal Credit (UC) Benefit Rates
Your Universal Credit payment is made up of a standard allowance and any extra amounts that apply to you, for ...

Vaccine Damage Payments – A Guide
A Guide to the Payment Scheme if you are severely disabled as a result of vaccination against specific diseases. What ...

Victims of Crime – Compensation
Being the victim of a violent crime may make you eligible to receive compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority ...

War Pensions Scheme – A Guide
You may be able to claim under the War Pensions Scheme if you have been injured or disabled as a ...

Working Tax Credit – Disability Element
You may be awarded the Disability Element of Working Tax Credit if you or your partner (if you have one) ...