Benefits Information
Benefits info for England only, please contact Citizens Advice for the correct information if you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
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Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
Before you claim ESA
Help with your ESA claim
- Claiming ESA (filling in the ESA1 form)
- Help filling in your ESA50 form
- Preparing for your ESA medical assessment
- Getting your ESA decision after the assessment
- What to do if you’re not awarded ESA
While you’re getting ESA
- Challenging an ESA decision
- Your money and benefits during an ESA reconsideration
- About the ESA support group and work-related activity group
- What to do if you’ve been sanctioned while on ESA
- ESA: Reporting changes to the DWP
- Work you can do while getting ESA
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Before you claim PIP
- Check if you’re eligible for PIP
- How much PIP you can get and for how long
- Extra money and help PIP entitles you to
- Moving from DLA to PIP
Help with your PIP claim
- How to claim PIP
- How to claim PIP if you have a terminal illness
- Help filling in your PIP claim form
- Getting evidence to support your PIP claim
- Sending your PIP claim form
- Preparing for your PIP assessment
- Changes that affect your PIP
- Help with your PIP review form
PIP appeals
- Challenging a PIP decision – mandatory reconsideration
- Challenging a PIP decision – appealing against the decision
- Challenging a PIP decision – the tribunal hearing
- How the DWP makes a decision on PIP claims
PIP resources
- Letter to confirm the DWP has given you more time to send your PIP claim form
- Letter to send evidence after your PIP claim form
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Before you claim DLA
Claiming DLA
- How to claim DLA for your child
- Help with filling in the DLA form for your child
- Claiming DLA for a terminally ill child
- Extra benefits and help you can get while on DLA
- Change of circumstances while you’re getting DLA
DLA appeals
- Challenging a DLA decision – mandatory reconsideration
- Challenging a DLA decision – appealing against the decision
- Challenging a DLA decision – the tribunal hearing
Attendance Allowance
Before you claim Attendance Allowance
- What is Attendance Allowance
- Check if you’re entitled to Attendance Allowance
- How much Attendance Allowance you can get
Claiming Attendance Allowance
- How to claim Attendance Allowance
- Help with filling in the Attendance Allowance form
- Claiming Attendance Allowance if you’re terminally ill
- Renew an Attendance Allowance claim
- Change of circumstances while you’re getting Attendance Allowance
- Extra benefits and help you can get while on Attendance Allowance
Attendance Allowance appeals
- Challenging an Attendance Allowance decision – mandatory reconsideration
- Challenging an Attendance Allowance decision – appealing the decision
Carers Allowance
Please click on this link to check eligibility and how to claim.
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/carers-allowance/
Other useful benefits.
Statutory Sick Pay
Please click the link to learn more about statutory sick pay.
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/rights-at-work/sick-pay/how-to-get-sick-pay/
Housing Benefit
Please check out the link to check out your eligibility and how to claim.
Council Tax Reduction
Please check out the link to check out your eligibility and how to claim.