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Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
There is a wide range of disability-related financial support, including…
If you’re living with a health condition or disability, or caring for…
You’ll need to meet the legal obligations for drivers before you can…
Direct payments - arranging your own care and services If you’ve been…
Universal Credit You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a…
You can get 50% off the cost of your TV licence if either: you’re…
If you’re disabled or have a long-term illness, you will not be charged…
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit You may be entitled to get…
You can claim for compensation if while serving in the armed forces: you…
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
If you have a health condition or disability, you’ll have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.
Universal Credit is a monthly payment to help with your living costs. You…
When you apply for Universal Credit, you can report if you have a health…
After you’ve reported your health condition or disability or a change in…
You may still get Universal Credit if you work. You must report any change…
If you’re nearing the end of life (for example, due to a life-limiting…
If you get, or are entitled to, the severe disability premium you may be…
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - training, work trials, starting your own business, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
How Universal Credit works if you’re State Pension age and you got a Migration Notice letter.
If you’re in a couple where one of you is State Pension age, and you get a Migration Notice, you both need to move to Universal Credit as your benefits have ended or will end soon.
Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
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