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Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
Contact information for Carer's Allowance Unit, telephone number and address
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
What to do if you go into hospital and you get benefits
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults - DLA rates, eligibility, changes because of Personal Independence Payment.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
Report changes in circumstances if you're claiming or have applied for Carer's Allowance - if you get a job, take a break from caring for someone, stop being a carer
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
Includes carers, your rights, benefits and the Equality Act
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
How to access social care, and support if you, or someone you care for is blind.
What happens if you become disabled - benefits, your rights, help from your council and your employer's responsibilities
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
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