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Find the UK benefits and entitlements you may be owed.

Plain-English eligibility, rates, and next steps for every major UK benefit across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Every figure linked to its primary source. Every page dated and reviewed.

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Rules and benefit names differ across the four UK nations. Pick a nation to see every entitlement we cover there, grouped by category.

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How Scotland's benefits compare to the rest of the UK

Side-by-side comparisons of the DWP benefit and its Social Security Scotland equivalent — rates, eligibility, and what changes if you move.

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Walkthroughs for common life situations

Each guide covers the benefits that typically apply, the order to claim them in, and the ones people most often miss.

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Indicative figures using 2025-26 rates. UC award, Pension Credit top-up, whether the benefit cap applies, and a PIP / ADP points self-check that mirrors the official descriptors.

Every benefit we cover

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Grouped by category. Each page has eligibility, current rates, application routes, and cited sources.

Universal Credit

    • England
    • Scotland
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Universal Credit

    Monthly means-tested payment from the DWP for working-age people on a low income or out of work, replacing six legacy benefits.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)

Disability

    • Scotland

    Adult Disability Payment

    Scotland's replacement for PIP, administered by Social Security Scotland, for working-age people with a disability or long-term health condition.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Attendance Allowance

    Non-means-tested DWP benefit for people over State Pension age in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland who need help with personal care because of a physical or mental disability.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Scotland
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Blue Badge

    Council-issued parking concession for people with severe mobility problems or certain hidden disabilities, giving access to on-street parking concessions across the UK.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • Scotland

    Child Disability Payment

    Scotland's replacement for DLA for children, administered by Social Security Scotland, for under-16s with a disability or long-term health condition affecting daily care or mobility.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Disability Living Allowance (children)

    DWP benefit for children under 16 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland who need extra looking after or have mobility difficulties because of a disability.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • UK-wide

    Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

    A weekly DWP payment for employees disabled because of a work-related accident or a prescribed industrial disease, with the amount set by an assessed percentage of disablement.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • Scotland

    Pension Age Disability Payment

    Scotland's replacement for Attendance Allowance, administered by Social Security Scotland, for pensioners who need help with personal care because of a disability or health condition.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Personal Independence Payment

    Non-means-tested DWP benefit for working-age adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland with a long-term health condition or disability affecting daily living or mobility.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)

Pensions

    • UK-wide

    Pension Credit

    Means-tested weekly top-up payment from the DWP for people over State Pension age on a low income.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)

Children & family

    • Scotland

    Best Start Grant

    Three separate Social Security Scotland one-off payments (Pregnancy and Baby, Early Learning, School Age) for low-income Scottish families, plus the ongoing Best Start Foods prepaid card.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • UK-wide

    Child Benefit

    Weekly HMRC payment to parents and carers for each child they are responsible for, with a higher rate for the eldest or only child.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • UK-wide

    Free School Meals

    Free meals at school for children whose families are on certain low-income benefits; some nations and age groups provide universal coverage regardless of income.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • UK-wide

    Funded Childcare Hours

    Free funded childcare hours for eligible children, delivered through the relevant national scheme in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; amounts, ages, and eligibility criteria differ by nation.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Healthy Start

    NHS prepaid card for pregnant women and families with young children in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to spend on milk, infant formula, fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables, and pulses.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • UK-wide

    Maternity Allowance

    Weekly DWP payment for up to 39 weeks for pregnant women and new mothers who cannot claim Statutory Maternity Pay, typically because they are self-employed or have worked recently but not long enough for SMP.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • Scotland

    Scottish Child Payment

    Weekly Social Security Scotland payment for each child under 16 in families receiving Universal Credit or certain other qualifying benefits.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Sure Start Maternity Grant

    A one-off £500 DWP payment in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland for first-time parents on qualifying benefits, or multiple-birth parents already with children.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • UK-wide

    Tax-Free Childcare

    An HMRC top-up scheme that adds 20p to every 80p paid into a dedicated childcare account, up to £2,000 a year per child (£4,000 for a disabled child), for working parents on moderate incomes.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)

Housing

    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Disabled Facilities Grant

    Council grant towards adapting a disabled person’s home so they can continue living there independently, up to a statutory maximum that varies by nation.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Scotland
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Discretionary Housing Payment

    A short-term council top-up for people receiving Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit who face a shortfall between rent and support received.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • UK-wide

    Housing Benefit

    Help with rent paid by councils, mainly for people over State Pension age and for some people in specified supported housing; closed for most working-age claims, replaced by Universal Credit.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)

Council tax

    • UK-wide

    Council Tax Reduction

    A reduction on your Council Tax bill for people on a low income, run by your local council under rules that vary by area — in Scotland and for pensioners there are national frameworks, but working-age schemes in England vary council to council.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)

Cost of living

    • UK-wide

    Bereavement Support Payment

    A lump sum plus up to 18 months of payments from the DWP for people under State Pension age whose spouse, civil partner, or cohabiting partner has died.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • Scotland

    Funeral Support Payment

    Scottish benefit from Social Security Scotland towards the cost of a funeral, for people on a qualifying benefit who are responsible for arranging the funeral of a close relative or friend.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England

    Household Support Fund

    Central-government funding distributed by English councils as one-off help with essentials such as food and energy costs, with each council setting its own eligibility rules.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • UK-wide

    Marriage Allowance

    An HMRC tax relief that lets a lower-earning spouse or civil partner transfer part of their unused Personal Allowance to the higher earner, saving the couple up to £252 a year in Income Tax.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Scotland
    • Wales

    Warm Home Discount

    A one-off rebate on the winter electricity bill for low-income and pensioner households, applied by the energy supplier rather than paid in cash.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Winter Fuel Payment

    Annual tax-free payment from the DWP towards heating costs for people over State Pension age, reformed in 2025 so it is paid to all but recovered through the tax system above a set income threshold.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)

Health & care

    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland

    Carer's Allowance

    Weekly DWP payment for people in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland who spend at least 35 hours a week caring for someone receiving a qualifying disability benefit.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)
    • Scotland

    Carer Support Payment

    Scotland's replacement for Carer's Allowance, administered by Social Security Scotland, for people providing at least 35 hours a week of care to someone receiving a qualifying disability benefit.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)

Legacy income replacement

    • UK-wide

    New-style Employment and Support Allowance

    Contribution-based DWP benefit for people under State Pension age who cannot work or whose work is limited by illness or disability and who have enough recent National Insurance contributions.

    Last updated (2026-04-20)