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- Deductions and Dependency Increases – DWP Benefits
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) – A Guide
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) – For Children
- DLA and PIP – the main differences
- Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) – A Guide
- Housing Benefit – A Guide
- Incapacity Benefit (IB) – A Guide
- Income Support – A Guide
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
- Jobseeker’s Allowance – A Guide
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- Pensions Act 2014
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- PIP Assessment and Points – A Guide
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- Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) – A Guide
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – A Guide
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- Community Care – A Guide
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- Paying for Long Term Care – A Guide
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- Acid Reflux (Gord) – Heartburn – A Guide
- Acne Vulgaris – A Guide
- Alcohol Misuse – Dependence – A Guide
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- Amputation (Surgical) – A Guide
- Anaemia – Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
- Angina Pectoris – A Guide
- Ankylosing Spondylitis – A Guide
- Aphasia – A Guide
- Arrhythmia – A Guide
- Arthritis – A Guide
- Asthma – A Guide
- Atherosclerosis – A Guide
- Atopic Eczema – A Guide
- Autism – Asperger Syndrome
- Back Pain – A Guide
- Breast Cancer (Female) – A Guide
- Brittle Bone Disease – A Guide
- Bronchitis – A Guide
- Bunion – Hallux Valgus – A Guide
- Burns and Scalds – A Guide
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – A Guide
- Cerebral Palsy – A Guide
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – A Guide
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Club Foot – A Guide
- Constipation – A Guide
- Coronary Heart Disease – A Guide
- Crohn’s Disease – A Guide
- Cystic Fibrosis – A Guide
- Deafblindness – A Guide
- Deafness – Hearing Problems
- Deep Vein Thrombosis – A Guide
- Dehydration – A Guide
- Diabetes – A Guide
- Diarrhoea – A Guide
- Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) – A Guide
- Double Vision – A Guide
- Down’s Syndrome – A Guide
- Dyslexia – A Guide
- Dysphagia – A Guide
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome – A Guide
- Fainting – A Guide
- Fibromyalgia – A Guide
- Food Allergy – A Guide
- Food Poisoning – A Guide
- Glandular Fever – A Guide
- Glaucoma – A Guide
- Gout – A Guide
- Haemorrhoids (piles) – A Guide
- Hair Loss – Alopecia – A Guide
- Hangover – A Guide
- Hay Fever – Allergic Rhinitis – A Guide
- Headaches – A Guide
- Heart Attack – A Guide
- Heart Palpitations – A Guide
- Hepatitis – A Guide
- Hernia – A Guide
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- High Cholesterol – A Guide
- Hip Replacement – A Guide
- HIV and AIDS – A Guide
- Huntington’s Disease – A Guide
- Impotence – Erectile Dysfunction – A Guide
- Incontinence – Urinary and Faecal
- Infertility – A Guide
- Insomnia – A Guide
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – A Guide
- Kidney Infection- A Guide
- Knee Replacement Surgery – A Guide
- Learning Disabilities – Resources
- Loss of libido – Sex Drive
- Lung Cancer – A Guide
- Lupus – A Guide
- Macular Degeneration – A Guide
- Mesothelioma and Asbestos – A Guide
- Migraine – A Guide
- Motor Neurone Disease – A Guide
- Multiple Sclerosis – A Guide
- Muscular Dystrophy – A Guide
- Obesity – A Guide
- Oedema – A Guide
- Osteoarthritis – A Guide
- Osteoporosis – A Guide
- Overactive Thyroid – A Guide
- Paralysis – A Guide
- Parkinson’s Disease – A Guide
- Pneumonia – A Guide
- Pressure Ulcers and Pressure Area Care
- Psoriasis – A Guide
- Radiotherapy – A Guide
- Restless Leg Syndrome – A Guide
- Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Guide
- Sciatica – A Guide
- Scoliosis – A Guide
- Sexually Transmitted Infections or STIs – A Guide
- Shingles – A Guide
- Sickle Cell Disease – A Guide
- Sinusitis – A Guide
- Sleep Apnea – A Guide
- Spina Bifida – A Guide
- Sports Injuries – A Guide
- Stammering and Speech Impediment
- Stroke – A Guide
- Tennis Elbow – A Guide
- Tinnitus – A Guide
- Tourette syndrome (TS) – A Guide
- Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
- Underactive Thyroid – A Guide
- Varicose Veins – A Guide
- Vertigo – A Guide
- Whiplash Injury – A Guide
- Disability Aids and Equipment Resources
- Disability Aids and Mobility Equipment
- Adjustable Beds for Comfort Sleeping with a Medical Condition or Disability
- Adjustable Profiling Beds and Carers Beds
- Ambulance Chairs and Evacuation Chairs
- Ankle Supports and Braces
- Arm and Shoulder Slings and Braces
- Arthritis Aids and Gadgets
- Arthritis Gloves – Pain Relief for Arthritic Fingers and Hands
- Bariatric and Heavy Duty Bath Boards and Shower Seats
- Bariatric and Heavy Duty Commodes for Disabled People
- Bath Boards for Disabled and Elderly People
- Bath Lifts and Bath Hoists
- Bath Mats and Shower Mats – Non Slip
- Bath Seats for Disabled and Elderly People
- Bath Steps and Step Stools – Mobility Aids
- Battery Heated Gloves and Mittens
- Bed Aids – For Elderly and Disabled People
- Bed Backrests – For Elderly and Disabled People
- Bed Raisers, Chair Raisers and Seat Lifting Cushions
- Bed Support Rails and Bed Grabrails for Disability
- Bed Wedges – For Elderly and Disabled People
- Big Button Phones and Amplified Phones
- Blanket Raisers and Blanket Cradles for Beds
- Blood Pressure Monitors
- Blue Badge Wallets for Disabled People
- Books About Disability
- Bottom Wipers and Bidets
- Bunion Care, Pads and Dressings
- Buying a Mobility Scooter – A Guide
- Buying a Walking Stick – A Guide
- Buying a Wheelchair – A Guide
- Buying a Zimmer Frame – A Guide
- Can Openers, Bottle Openers and Jar Openers for Disabled People
- Car and Motoring Aids for Disabled People
- Car Window Stickers for Disabled People
- Cervical Collars and Neck Support
- Chair Backrests and Cushions for Pressure Relief
- Chair Beds and Leg Lifters
- Commodes and Toilet Aids for Disabled and Elderly People
- Cot Sides and Bedside Rails for Disabled People, the Elderly and Children.
- Crutches – Walking Aids for Mobility Problems
- Cups and Mugs for Disabled People at Focus on Disability
- Cutlery for People Disabled with Hand Problems
- Diabetic Products
- Diabetic Socks – Bed Socks – Problem Feet Socks
- Dining Plates, Dishes and Bibs for Disabled People and the Elderly
- Disability Equipment – Sources
- Disabled Car Hire
- Disabled Car Insurance
- Disabled Parking Signs – Exterior
- Door Phones, Intercoms and Doorbells for Disabled People and the Elderly
- Dressing Aids and Grooming Aids for Elderly and Disabled People
- Dycem Non-Slip Mats
- Elbow Supports – Braces
- Electric Heating Pads For Pain
- Electric Wheelchairs and Powerchairs
- Finger Splints and Frog Splints
- Fireside Chairs – Giving Support and Aiding Posture for Elderly and Disabled People
- Fleeces – For Pressure Relief and Comfort
- Gardening Aids – Help if you are Elderly or Disabled
- Grabrails for Mobility Problems & Support
- Hand Injury and Wrist Injury – Rehabilitation
- Hearing Aids, Telephone Amplifiers and Induction Loop Systems
- Heavy Duty and Bariatric Wheelchairs
- Heel and Leg Protectors Giving Pressure Relief and Comfort
- High Back Chairs for Elderly and Disabled People
- High Seat Chairs for Elderly and Disabled People
- Hip Replacement Aids, Kits and Books to Help Your Recovery
- Hoists and Slings for Patient Transfer
- Hot Water Dispensers
- In Bed Heel Protectors
- Incontinence Care Products – Coping Aids
- Insoles – Heel Pads – Heel Wedges – Arch Supports
- Kettle Tippers
- Keyboards and Computer Aids for Disabled People
- Knee Supports – Braces – Straps
- Large Print Playing Cards, Holders and Scrabble
- Leg Rests and Foot Rests for Disabled and Elderly People
- Limb Exercise Aids for Rehabilitation
- Long Handled Reachers & Grabbers for Elderly and Disabled People
- Lumbar Supports – Back Pain
- Magnification Aids and Lighting Aids If You Have Sight Problems
- Massage Systems and Massagers
- Memory Foam Mattress Toppers for Disability and Medical Conditions
- Memory Foam Mattresses giving Pressure Relief for Medical Conditions and Disabilities
- Memory Foam Pillows
- Mobility Scooter Boxes and Carriers
- Mobility Scooter Insurance
- Mobility Scooters
- Motion Sensor Safety Lights
- Nebulisers for Drug Administration via the Lungs
- Night Spints – Plantar Fasciitis
- Office Chairs for Back Problems
- Orthopaedic Supports and Braces
- Over Bed Tables and Over Chair Tables
- Perching Stools – Ironing Stools
- Plug Pulls, Remote Controls and Electrical Aids for Disabled and Elderly People
- Raised Toilet Seats and Surrounds for Disabled and Elderly People
- Reading Aids and Writing Aids for Disabled People and the Elderly
- Ring Support Cushions
- Riser Recliner Chairs
- Rollators and Wheeled Walkers for Disabled People and the Elderly
- Sad Light Therapy Products
- Safety Alarms and Panic Alarms
- Self Propelled Wheelchairs
- Shoe Horns and Shoe Laces for Disabled People and the Elderly
- Shopping Trolleys for Disabled People
- Shower Chairs, Shower Stools and Shower Commodes
- Skin Care Products
- Sleep Masks – Eye Shades
- Specialist Ladies Footwear for Swollen or Problem feet
- Specialist Mens Footwear for Swollen or Problem feet
- Swivel Seats and Turntables for Patient Transfer
- Tablet and Medicine Dispensers – Organisers
- Talking Aids for Blind and Visually Impaired People
- Talking Clocks and Watches for Deaf, Blind or Visually Impaired People
- Tap Turners for Disabled People and the Elderly.
- Tempur Support Cushions and Pillows For Disabled People and the Elderly
- Tens Machines and Electrode Pads – help reduce pain
- Thermometers for Body Temperature Measurement – Digital and LCD
- Toe Care and Toenail Care Products
- Toilet Frames and Surrounds for Elderly and Disabled People
- Transfer Boards and Patient Transfer Aids
- Transit and Attendant Wheelchairs
- Travel Pillows for Neck, Head and Back Support
- Tripods and Wide Based Walking Sticks
- Urine Bottles and Bed Pans
- V Shaped Support Pillows – For Bed and Chair
- Walking Frames and Zimmer Frames for Disabled People and the Elderly
- Walking Stick Ferrules and Crutch Ferrules
- Walking Stick Seats and Seat Sticks
- Walking Sticks for Mobility Problems
- Washing Aids and Bathing Aids for Disabled People
- Wheelchair & Scooter Batteries & Chargers
- Wheelchair and Mobility Scooter Accessories
- Wheelchair and Mobility Scooter Clothing
- Wheelchair and Mobility Scooter Covers and Travel Bags
- Wheelchair Bags and Mobility Scooter Bags
- Wheelchair Belts and Wheelchair Straps
- Wheelchair Cushions for Pressure Relief, Support and Comfort
- Wheelchair Gloves for Sport, Athletics or Active Users
- Wheelchair Ramps and Mobility Scooter Ramps
- Wheelchair Trays and Wheelchair Tables
- Wheelchair Tyres and Wheelchair Inner Tubes
- Window Stickers and House Signs – Disability and Elderly Related
- Wrist Supports – Thumb Supports
- Disability Benefits Helplines
- Disability Information and Advice Lines – DIALs
- Disability Information, Guides and Products
- Disabled Travel – Motoring and Parking
- Apply for a Passport – Disabled People
- Blue Badge Scheme for Disabled People – Parking Concessions
- Disabled Parking – Countries Outside Europe
- Disabled Travel – Links
- European Health Insurance Card – Healthcare Abroad
- Free Road Tax – Disabled People
- Help at Airports – Disabled People – UK and European
- Highway Code – Mobility Scooters
- Holidays for Disabled People
- Motability – A Guide
- Parking in Europe – Blue Badge – Disabled People
- Public Transport – Disabled People
- Stop Driving – Medical Condition or Disability – DVLA
- Toll Concessions for Blue Badge Holders at Road Bridges and Tunnels
- Travel Insurance – Disabilities and Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
- Travel Vaccinations – A Guide
- Employment for Disabled People
- Forum For Disabled People
- General Disability and Health Issues
- Complain – Community Care – A Guide
- Complain – NHS Treatment
- Disabled in the Armed Forces
- Disabled People – Education and Training
- Equality Act 2010 – Definition of Disability
- Hospital Discharge – A Guide
- Housing – Disabled People
- National Insurance Number – How to Apply
- National Telephone Helplines – UK
- NHS Health Records – A Guide
- Registering a Death – Death Certificates – A Carers Guide
- Request Access to your Medical Records (Health Hecords)
- Sexual and Personal Relationships – Disabled People
- Speech Problems and Communication Problems
- Transplant and Organ Donation – UK
- Governing Bodies for Health and Medical Professions and Alternative Therapy
- Government Central Offices – Benefits and Pensions
- Help with Health Costs, Care Costs and Money Issues
- Appeal Against a Benefits Decision
- Budgeting Loan
- Change in Circumstances – Affect on your DWP Benefits
- Claiming UK Benefits Abroad
- Cold Weather Payment
- Collecting Benefits – Disabled People – DWP
- Community Care Grant from the Social Fund
- Crisis Loan – Social Fund – A Guide
- Debt Problems – Disabled People
- Direct Payments – Disabled People
- Disabled Facilities Grant – Home Adaptations
- Entering the UK – Benefits, Pensions and Residency Rules
- Free Eye Tests – Optical Vouchers
- Going into Hospital – Welfare Benefits
- Hospital Travel Expenses – A Guide
- Income Tax – State Benefits
- Inland Revenue – Tax Credit Offices
- Medical Treatment Abroad – A Guide
- NHS Dental Costs
- NHS Prescriptions Charges – A Guide
- NHS Wigs and Fabric Supports Costs
- Report Benefit Fraud
- The Social Fund – A Guide
- TV Licence Concessions – 75 or over and Blind People – Care Homes and Refunds
- VAT Relief – Disabled People
- Warm Home Discount Scheme
- Winter Fuel Payment
- Herbal, Health and Alternative Therapy Products
- Acne treatment products
- Anti-Ageing and Skin Care Products
- Arthritis Joint Pain and Joint Inflammation Products
- Candida Treatment Products
- Colon Cleansing Products
- Depression – Low Mood Products
- Diabetes Herbal Therapies – Sugar Craving Products
- Digestion Products – Herbal and Natural
- Eye Health Products – Dry Eyes and Conjunctivitis
- Fertility – Test Kits and Therapies
- Flu Remedies – Cold Remedies and Anti-Viral Remedies
- Glucosamine for Joint Health
- Hair Loss Products
- Halitosis – Bad Breath Products
- Hay Fever – Remedies
- Herbal Pain Relief Products
- High Cholesterol Treatments
- IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) – Treatments
- Immune System Products – Supplements
- Kidney Health Products – Herbal
- Low Male Libido – Sex Drive – Products
- Lyme Disease Products
- Memory Maintenance – Products
- MSM Cream – Lotion, Tablets and Powder
- Natural Sugar Substitutes – Sweeteners
- Parasite Management – Products
- Penis Enlargement Products
- Piles or Haemorrhoids – Treatment Products
- Premature Ejaculation Products
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS or PMT) treatment products
- Probiotic Products – Health and Wellbeing
- Prostate Health Products
- Sexual Health Products and Intimacy Products
- Skin Infection Products – Fungal Infection Products
- Sleep and Relaxation Products
- Stress and Anxiety Products – Herbal Products
- Sweating and Perspiration Products
- Threelac and Fivelac Products
- Thrush Products – Male, Female and Oral
- Thyroid and Adrenal Health Products
- Vaginal Health Products
- Weight Loss – Products
- Independent Living Centres
- Law Centres – Free Legal Advice
- Mental Health Conditions – Resources
- Agoraphobia – A Guide
- Alzheimer’s Disease – A Guide
- Anorexia Nervosa – A Guide
- Anxiety – A Guide
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – A Guide
- Binge Eating – A Guide
- Bipolar Disorder – A Guide
- Bulimia Nervosa – A Guide
- Bullying – Advice
- Dementia – A Guide
- Depression – A Guide
- Eating Disorders – A Guide
- Epilepsy – A Guide
- Lasting Power of Attorney
- Mental Capacity Act – A Guide
- Mental Health Aftercare – A Guide
- Mental Health Care and Psychiatric Care Services in the UK
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – A Guide
- Panic Attacks – A Guide
- Personality Disorder – A Guide
- Phobias – A Guide
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – A Guide
- Rethink Mental Health – Support Services
- Schizophrenia – A Guide
- Section and Hospital Detention – The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007)
- Mental Health Helplines in the UK – For Sufferers and Carers
- Northern Ireland Disability Related Contacts and Links
- Privacy Policy – Disclaimer
- Report an error
- Sitemap
- The Government and Disability – Centres and Services
- Top Disability Websites Directory
- Treatments and Therapies
- Acupuncture – A Guide
- Blood Tests – A Guide
- Blood Transfusion – A Guide
- Chemotherapy – A Guide
- Chiropody – A Guide
- Chiropractic Treatment – A Guide
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – A Guide
- Counselling – Talking Therapy
- Diet and Nutrition
- Flu Jab – A Guide
- General Anaesthesia – A Guide
- Homeopathy – A Guide
- Kidney Dialysis – A Guide
- Local Anaesthetic – A Guide
- Medical Professions – Contact Details
- Occupational Therapy – A Guide
- Orthodontic Dental Treatment – A Guide
- Osteopathy – A Guide
- Pharmacists and Chemists – A Guide
- Physiotherapy – A Guide
- Preventing Bed Sores – A Guide
- Psychotherapy – A Guide
- Stop Smoking – A Guide
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation – TENS
- Ultrasound Scan – A Guide
- Yoga – A Guide