Category: Help with health costs, care costs and money issues

A Guide to claiming disability benefits, State Retirement Pension and benefits and allowances for all when travelling abroad or living abroad.

How state and welfare benefits, allowances and savings are treated for tax purposes and tax on savings interest. For disabled people and non-disabled people. The law relating to Income Tax applies equally, to disabled people...

A guide to an interest free Budgeting Loan from the Social Fund to
help spread the cost of certain one-off expenses over a longer period

A guide to prescription charges for sick and disabled people in the UK. Information on free prescriptions, claiming a refund, pre-payment certificates and exemption certificates for certain medical conditions. See also: NHS Dental Costs NHS...

Report any changes in your personal circumstances as it may affect your DWP disability benefits, ESA, PIP, income support and council tax and housing benefit

A Guide to the 2018 to 2019 Cold Weather Payment providing those on low income with help towards heating costs during periods of very cold weather

If you are on low income, the Social Fund can help with funeral payments, maternity grants, crisis loans, budgeting loans, community care grants and cold weather payments

A Guide to the help available with fares and travel expenses when visiting hospital or treatment centres.

If you are returning after a period abroad and already getting a UK DWP benefit contact: International Pension Centre Tel: +44 191 218 7777 Fax:+44 191 218 7021 https://www.gov.uk/international-pension-centre  Textphone: +44 191 218 7280 See...

A guide to concessions for blind people
and people in care homes and how to get a refund. A TV licence is free for people 75 and over