Guidance and regulation

Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 23 February 2024

Guidance on getting an extra payment to help with the cost of living if you were entitled to certain benefits or tax credits in 2022.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 January 2023

Guidance for health professionals carrying out PIP assessment activity and for those responsible for the quality of PIP assessments.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 April 2023

• PIP assessment guide part 1: the assessment process

  Foreword This document has been produced by the Department for Work and…

• PIP assessment guide part 2: the assessment criteria

  2.0.1 This document outlines the assessment criteria for Personal…

• PIP assessment guide part 3: health professional performance

  3.0.1 This document sets out the processes to be followed by providers to…

These easy read guides explain how you can get help from Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and how to claim it.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 3 April 2023

Detailed guidance about PIP – the benefit for people with a health condition or disability.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 7 February 2024

You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 28 May 2021

A summary of changes to PIP which affect how the Department for Work and Pensions decides PIP claims.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 4 April 2022

Medical guidance for DWP staff who make decisions on child cases for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 12 December 2023

Guidance on attending a face-to-face health assessment for a Work Capability Assessment, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and Personal Independence Payment.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 15 August 2022

Find out what Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits are, how they are worked out, the eligibility rules and how to apply.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 23 February 2024

These easy read guides explain what Carer’s Allowance is and how you can apply for it.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 15 June 2022

These easy read guides explain what New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is, how you can apply for it, and what happens after you apply.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 2 November 2022

Who is eligible to claim Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, because of Dupuytren’s contracture affecting the hand, and how to claim.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 28 March 2022

A series of example letters sent to DLA claimants to invite them to start a claim for Personal Independence Payment.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 22 December 2023

Guidance for healthcare professionals who complete medical reports for DWP or one of its assessment providers.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 20 December 2023

A detailed guide to the assessment carried out to determine the capability for work or work related activity of ESA claimants (ESA214).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 7 July 2016

How to apply for a special payment if you claimed Income Support because of a disability or health condition instead of Employment and Support Allowance.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 29 June 2023

These easy read guides explain what Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) is and how you can apply for it.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 27 October 2022

This planner can help students with a disability or health condition identify adjustments needed to help them progress in higher education or start work.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 15 November 2023

Information and guidance on how to apply for Clothing Allowance.

• From: Ministry of Defence and 1 others
• Updated: 21 February 2020