Financial help if you're disabled
Part 1: Overview
Part 2: Disability and sickness benefits
Part 3: On a low salary
Part 4: Home and housing
Part 5: Television licence discount
Part 6: VAT reductions on equipment
Part 7: Vehicles and transport
Part 8: Injuries and illness caused at or by work
Part 9: If you have served in Her Majesty's Armed Forces
Part 1: Overview
There is a wide range of disability-related financial support, including benefits, tax credits, payments, grants and concessions.
The main disability and sickness benefits are:
- Disability Living Allowance
- Attendance Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
Depending on your circumstances, you might also be able to get:
- Industrial Injuries Benefit if you're disabled as a result of work
- Constant Attendance Allowance if you need daily care and attention because of a disability.
On a low salary
If you're working and on a low salary, you can get extra money to:
- top up your salary - eg Income Support and Working Tax Credit
- pay towards costs for special equipment at work and travel - eg Access to Work
Home and housing
If you've been assessed by your local council as needing care and support services, you can get:
- Direct payments - allowing you to buy in and arrange help yourself instead of getting it directly from social services
- Disabled Facilities Grants - which is money towards the costs of home adaptations to enable you to continue living there
If you're on a low income you may also be entitled to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit from your local council.
VAT relief on certain goods and services
You don't have to pay VAT on certain goods and services if they're just for your own use and you're disabled or have a long term illness.
Vehicles and transport
If you're disabled you can apply for the following:
- exemption from paying vehicle tax
- parking benefits - Blue Badge
- disabled persons bus pass or railcard
- help to buy or lease a car from The Motability Scheme
If you've served in Her Majesty's Armed Forces
If you've been injured or disabled whilst serving in Her Majesty's Armed Forces, you may be able to get:
- War Disablement Pension
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Armed Forces Compensation Scheme