Overview

There is a wide range of disability-related financial support, including benefits, tax credits, payments, grants and concessions.

Some benefits you might get are:

  • Universal Credit
  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
  • Attendance Allowance
  • New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Depending on your circumstances, you might also be able to get:

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Vehicles and transport

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Home and housing

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  • - allowing you to buy in and arrange help yourself instead of getting it directly from social services
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You may be able to top up a low salary by claiming Universal Credit.

You also might be able to get an Access to Work grant to pay for:

  • special equipment, adaptations or support worker services to help you do things like answer the phone or go to meetings
  • help getting to and from work
  • mental health support
  • communication support at a job interview (for example, a British Sign Language interpreter or a lipspeaker)

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