Financial help if you're disabled
Disability and sickness benefits
If you’re living with a health condition or disability, or caring for someone who does, you may be eligible for certain benefits.
If you previously received tax credits
Tax credits ended on 5 April 2025. You might be able to claim an additional payment if you’ve recently been awarded any disability benefit backdated to include a period when you received tax credits.
Phone HMRC to find out if you can claim an additional tax credits payment. You must do this within one month of being told about your disability benefit award.
Disability Living Allowance for children
Disability Living Allowance for children (DLA) is a tax-free benefit for children under 16 to help with the extra costs caused by long-term ill health or a disability.
Disability Living Allowance for adults
Personal Independence Payment is gradually replacing DLA for adults with long-term ill health or a disability. If you’ve reached State Pension age you can apply for Attendance Allowance instead.
Personal Independence Payment
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a tax-free benefit for people aged 16 or over who have not reached State Pension age. It can help with the extra costs caused by long term ill-health or a disability.
Attendance Allowance
Attendance Allowance is a tax-free benefit for people who are State Pension age or over, have a disability and need someone to help look after them.
Employment and Support Allowance
You may be able to get New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if you cannot work because of illness or disability.
Carers
Carer’s Allowance is extra money to help you look after someone with substantial caring needs.
You could also get Carer’s Credit so there will not be any gaps in your National Insurance record if you have to take on caring responsibilities.