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For confidential advice about benefits that you may be entitled to, as an elderly and/or disabled person or a carer, there is a freephone number to call, the Benefits Enquiry Line (BEL) 0800 88 22 00; textphone 0800 24 33 55
The person taking your call will not have your personal papers but will be able to give you general advice. This advice shouldn't be taken as a decision on any matter about which you are making an enquiry.
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Here is a general summary of benefits of particular relevance to carers, older and/or disabled people:
Attendance Allowance (AA)
Last updated October 2008
Bereavement Allowance
Last updated October 2008
Bereavement Payment
Last updated October 2008
Budgeting Loans
Last updated October 2008
Carer's Allowance
Last updated October 2008
Christmas Bonus
Last updated October 2008
Cold Weather Payment
Last updated October 2008
Community Care Grants
Last updated October 2008
Crisis Loans
Last updated October 2008
Direct Payments
Last updated April 2007
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
for a person aged 16 or over
Last updated October 2008
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
for a child under 16
Last updated October 2008
Employment and Support Allowance
Last updated October 2008
Going into a residential care or nursing
home
Last updated April 2007
Home Responsibilities Protection
Last updated December 2004
Incapacity Benefit
Last updated October 2008
Income Support
Last updated October 2008
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
(accidents)
Last updated April 2007
Industrial Injuries Disablement
Benefit (diseases and deafness)
Last updated April 2007
Jobseeker's Allowance
Last updated October 2008
New Deal for people aged 50 plus
Last updated October 2008
Over 80 Pension
Last updated October 2008
Pension Credit
Last updated October 2008
Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA)
Last updated October 2008
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
Last updated April 2007
Temporary stays in a residential care
or nursing home
Last updated April 2007
Travel costs to and from hospital
Last updated April 2007
Widowed Parent's Allowance
Last updated April 2007
Winter Fuel Payment
Last updated October 2008
Working Tax Credit
Last updated October 2008
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