These benefits are administered the same way across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — typically by DWP or HMRC. They complement the devolved-nation payments.
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.
Means-tested weekly top-up payment from the DWP for people over State Pension age on a low income.
Weekly HMRC payment to parents and carers for each child they are responsible for, with a higher rate for the eldest or only child.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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