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Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (accidents) Comments disabled

Industrial injuries: Accidents The government has announced that there will be no reviews or reassessments of benefits for at least three months from 24 March. If your benefit is due [...]

Income Support Comments disabled

You can no longer make a new claim for Income Support. If you’re on a low income and need help with living costs, you should apply for universal credit.   [...]

Pension Age Disability Payment 0 comments

Pension Age Disability Payment – Scotland Pension Age Disability Payment is paid by Social Security Scotland Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP) is replacing Attendance Allowance (AA) for people of retirement [...]

Carer’s Allowance (CA) 5 comments

Carer’s Allowance – England, Wales, Northern Ireland Carer’s Allowance (CA) is a benefit paid to some people who care full-time for someone who is severely disabled. You may have to [...]

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) 94 comments

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is dealt with by Job Centre Plus. Update March 2026 The High Court has ruled in favour of claimant, Michael Connor, who is also a law [...]

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) 79 comments

Adult claimants cannot make a new claim for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). The replacement benefit is Personal Independence Payment (PIP). People who are already receiving DLA are also being reassessed over [...]

Universal Credit Health Element 0 comments

Universal Credit health element changes: what’s happening from April 2026? From April 2026, major changes are being introduced to the health element of Universal Credit (UC) — the extra amount [...]

Winter Fuel Payment 26 comments

Winter fuel payment is a tax-free sum of between £100 and £300 to help some older people with heating costs. Winter Fuel Payment is dealt with by The Pensions Service. [...]

Temporary stays in residential care/nursing home Comments disabled

Your social services department can arrange a short stay in a residential care or nursing home if it will help you or someone who cares for you. This may be [...]