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.

Applies to England Read guide
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.

Applies to England Read guide
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.

Applies to England Read guide

Guides on this

Work out what you could get

Child Benefit calculator — Work out how much Child Benefit you could get each week, and whether the High Income Child Benefit Charge applies to you.
Take-home pay calculator — Work out your take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance, using this tax year’s rates for England.
Universal Credit estimator — Get a rough estimate of your monthly Universal Credit, including the standard allowance, amounts for children and how your earnings reduce your payment.