|
Circumstance
|
Benefit
|
Incapable of
Work :
 | Employed |
| After
28 weeks SSP, or not employed |
|
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
Incapacity benefit
|
|
Unemployed
or working less than 16 hours a week :
| Payable
for 26 weeks if you’ve paid enough N.I. contributions |
| If
you’ve not paid enough N.I. contributions, or contribution-based JSA
has run out or is not enough to live on |
| If
you don’t have to sign on for work (eg. you’re incapable of work,
disabled, a carer, lone parent, or 60 or over) and any income or
savings are low
|
|
Contribution-based
jobseeker’s allowance
Income based
jobseeker’s allowance
Income support
|
Working at least
16 hours a week :
| You
have a child |
| You
have a disability and get a qualifying disability benefit
|
|
Working families tax
credit
Disabled person’s
tax credit
|
|
Retirement
:
| From
age 60 for women, or 65 for men |
| To
top up your pension
|
|
Retirement pension
Income support
|
Caring :
| You
care for a disabled person for at least 35 hours per week |
| You
or your partner get invalid care allowance |
|
Invalid care
allowance
Carer premium with
income support
|
|
Need
help with NHS costs (glasses, hospital fares, etc.) :
|
Health benefits
|
|
Problems
with walking (mobility) :
| Aged
under 65 when you claim
|
| Hire
or buy a car using the mobility component |
| If you get higher rate mobility
component |
| Parking
concessions
|
|
Disability living
allowance mobility component
Motability
Road tax exemption
Orange badge scheme
|
Practical help at home :
| Practical
help if you are disabled
|
| Equipment
and adaptions |
|
Care services, eg.
home care, meals on wheels
Help from social
services, or the NHS
|
Need help with personal
care :
| Aged
under 65 when you claim
|
| Aged
65 or over when you claim
|
|
Disability living allowance care
component
Attendance allowance
|
Housing problems :
| Repairs,
adaptations, improvements |
| Help
with the rent |
| Help
with council tax
|
|
Housing grants
Housing benefit
Council tax benefit
|
If you do not have enough
to live on :
| Not
working, or working less than 16 hours a week |
| As
above, but if you have to sign on for work |
| Working
at least 16 hours a week and have a child |
| Disabled
and working 16 hours or more a week |
| Paying
rent for your home |
| Paying
council tax
|
|
Income support
Income-based
jobseeker’s allowance
Working families tax
credit
Disabled person’s
tax credit
Housing benefit
Council tax benefit
|
|
If you
have needs difficult to meet out of regular income :
| If
you get income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance |
| If
you’ve had income support or income-based JSA for at least 26 weeks |
| Following
emergency or disaster
|
|
Social fund community
care grant
Social fund budgeting
loan
Social fund crisis
loan
|
