About this guide

If you have had an accident, injury or a disease for which someone else is to blame, you may have claimed or be thinking about claiming compensation.

If you are getting a social security benefit or have had a lump sum payment for certain dust related diseases it may affect the amount of compensation you receive.

This guidance tells you how benefits and or lump sums may affect your compensation award and which benefits and or lump sums they are.

If you have a question which is not answered in this guidance or if you just want more advice, see Where to get help and advice?.

To find out how benefits can affect compensation check Compensation recovery

To find out which benefits can affect compensation check Which benefits count

To find out which lump sums can affect compensation: check Which lump sums count