Long-term ill or disabled
Find out more about specific benefits and services
- If you are aged under 65 and need help looking after yourself or getting around:
check Disability Living Allowance. (This link will take you to the Directgov website). - If you or a member of your family are severely disabled as a result of a vaccination:
check Vaccine Damage Payment. (This link will take you to the Directgov website). - If you or someone in your family are sick or disabled as a result of service in HM Armed Forces or because of a war:
check War Disablement Pension (this link will take you to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website). - If you or someone in your family are sick or disabled due to enemy action/combating the enemy as a civilian during World War Two:
check War Disablement Pension (this link will take you to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website). - If you are a war pensioner and need medical treatment or care due to your war disablement:
check Medical treatment and care for War Pensioners (this link will take you to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website). - If you are a war pensioner there are additional allowances you may be entitled to:
check Other allowances paid with War Disablement Pension (this link will take you to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website). - Since April 2001, you cannot make a new claim for Severe Disablement Allowance. If you are already getting it:
check Severe Disablement Allowance (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website). - If you are responsible for at least one child or young person, you may be able to get Child Tax Credit. For information go to the:
HM Revenue & Customs website.