Long-term ill or disabled
Find out more about specific benefits and services
- If you are aged under 65 and need help looking after yourself or getting around:
check Disability Living Allowance (This link will take you to the Directgov website) - If you are aged 65 or over and need help looking after yourself:
check Attendance Allowance (This link will take you to the Directgov website) - If you are aged 16 or over, disabled and working 16 hours a week or more:
check Working Tax Credit - on the HM Revenue & Customs website . - If you or a member of your family are severely disabled as a result of a vaccination:
check Vaccine Damage Payment. (This link will take you to the Directgov website) - If you are sick or disabled as a result of service in HM Armed Forces or because of a war:
check War Disablement Pension on the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website. - If you or someone in your family are sick or disabled due to enemy action or combating the enemy as a civilian during World War Two:
check War Disablement Pension on the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website. - If you are a war pensioner and need medical treatment or care due to your war disablement:
check Medical treatment and care for War Pensioners on the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website. - If you are a war pensioner there are additional allowances you may be entitled to:
check Other allowances paid with War Disablement Pension on the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website. - Since April 2001 you have not been able to make a new claim for Severe Disability Allowance. If you are already getting it:
check information about Severe Disablement Allowance.