Help if you are disabled or ill

Support related to disability, illness and extra costs.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    Attendance Allowance

    Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you are over State Pension age and have a disability or health condition severe enough that you need someone to help look after you. It is paid at two rates, depending on the level of care you need.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    Disability Living Allowance for children

    Disability Living Allowance for children may help with the extra costs of looking after a disabled child who has difficulties walking or needs much more looking after than a child of the same age without a disability.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    Personal Independence Payment

    Personal Independence Payment (PIP) helps with extra living costs if you have a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability and find everyday tasks or getting around difficult. It has a daily living part and a mobility part, and you can get it while working.