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Disability benefits
Disability Living Allowance
Basic information about claiming Disability Living Allowance tax-free to pay for help if you or your child is disabled or terminally ill
Attendance Allowance
Basic information about claiming Attendance Allowance if you're aged 65 or over, ill or disabled and need help with personal care
Employment and Support Allowance
Information about Employment and Support Allowance, which replaced Incapacity Benefit for new customers from 27 October 2008
Direct payments for care and services
Basic information about getting direct payments to buy in help instead of using your local council's social services if you're disabled or care for a disabled child or adult
Incapacity Benefit
Basic information about claiming Incapacity Benefit if you're under State Pension age and can't work because of illness or disability
Disabled Students' Allowances (disabled people section)
Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs) provide help for students who have extra costs while studying, because of their disability
Constant Attendance Allowance
Basic information about claiming Constant Attendance Allowance money if you're disabled and getting Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
Community Care Grants
Basic information about applying for a Community Care Grant if you're claiming certain benefits and for example need money to adapt your home for your disability
Disabled Facilities Grants
Basic information about getting Disabled Facilities Grants to help pay for adapting your home by installing a ramp, stair lift or other improvements
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (accidents)
Basic information about claiming Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (accidents) if you're ill or disabled because of a work-related accident
Independent Living Funds
Basic information about applying for money from the Independent Living Funds to help you live at home not in residential care if you're disabled
Blue Badge parking scheme (disabled people section)
Basic information about getting on the Blue Badge parking scheme to help you park closer to your destination if you're a disabled driver or passenger
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (diseases and deafness)
Basic information about claiming Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (diseases and deafness) if you're ill or disabled because of disease or deafness caused by work
War Disablement Pension
Basic information about claiming War Disablement Pension if you've been injured or disabled during war or from serving in HM Armed Forces
Medical costs for war pensioners
Basic information about getting a War Disablement Pension to help pay medical costs if you're injured or disabled serving in HM Armed Forces during war
Severe Disablement Allowance
Basic information about being able to claim Severe Disablement Allowance before April 2001 if you'd been unable to work for at least 28 weeks in a row because of illness or disability
Vaccine Damage Payment
Basic information about claiming £120,000 Vaccine Damage Payment tax-free if your severe disability is caused by vaccination against certain diseases
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