UK benefits, by life situation

If you look after a partner, relative, or friend with a disability or long-term illness, there are UK benefits designed to recognise that work — Carer's Allowance, Carer Support Payment, the Universal Credit carer element, Carer's Credit, and passported local help. This guide explains who qualifies, how much you can get, and how they fit together.

PIP, Adult Disability Payment, DLA, Attendance Allowance, and related entitlements — what you can claim, how much you can get, and how they interact with Universal Credit, work, and Scottish-specific replacements.

Universal Credit, Council Tax Reduction, Warm Home Discount, Free School Meals, Healthy Start, Marriage Allowance, and more — benefits you can claim while working if your household income is low.

Child Benefit, Universal Credit child element, Scottish Child Payment, Free School Meals, Healthy Start, Tax-Free Childcare, funded childcare hours, Maternity Allowance, Sure Start Maternity Grant, and Best Start Grant — how each works and how they combine.

State Pension, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, Winter Fuel Payment, Warm Home Discount, and Council Tax help. What pensioners are entitled to — and why over £2bn of Pension Credit goes unclaimed every year.

Universal Credit, new-style ESA, Statutory Sick Pay, PIP, and related help — the benefit system if illness, injury, or disability stops you working. What to claim first and how they fit together.

Mandatory Reconsideration, independent tribunal appeals, and the rules that apply to PIP, UC, ESA, Attendance Allowance, and most DWP benefits. How to make a complaint, what to write, and what to expect.

Attendance Allowance pays £73.90 or £110.40 a week for people over State Pension age who need help with personal care or supervision. It is not means-tested. Over a million eligible pensioners do not claim.

A step-by-step walkthrough of the Personal Independence Payment claim — starting the claim, completing the PIP2 form, the assessment, and what happens afterwards. Written for people in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Income Support, income-based JSA, income-related ESA, and Housing Benefit are being replaced by Universal Credit. What a Migration Notice means, what transitional protection covers, and how to avoid losing out.

The two-child limit restricts child elements in Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit to the first two children. Here is how the rule works, the exceptions, and what the removal means for families already capped.

The 5-week wait for your first Universal Credit payment, how advance payments work, how much you can borrow, and how repayments affect your monthly award.

The Work Capability Assessment decides whether Universal Credit and new-style ESA claimants have Limited Capability for Work, LCWRA, or are fit for work. Here is what to expect and how to prepare.