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Free services and facilities to help you with your passport application if you're disabled
Contact information for Carer's Allowance Unit, telephone number and address
Apply to become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - how to apply or stop being an appointee.
A disability premium is extra money if you’re under Pension Credit age and registered blind or getting certain benefits - what you get, eligibility, apply
Apply for financial help to make your home suitable for a disabled person
You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on your ability to do daily activities
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.
Apply for a needs assessment by social services through your local council - support, home care help, disability equipment, day centres, care homes
Get support from your local health protection team (HPT) to prevent and reduce the effect of diseases and chemical and radiation hazards
Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities or health conditions are not substantially disadvantaged
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
Apply to your local council for equipment or help adapting your home if you’re disabled
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
Use this form to claim Carer’s Allowance by post if you can’t claim online.
Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.
You do not need to report the result from a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test in England.
You can no longer order free PCR tests from the NHS.
If you have a long-term mental health condition you may be considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010
Resources for local authorities to support their roles as supervisory bodies for the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).
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