Benefits Now

This site enables you to assess yourself for Disability Living Allowance , Attendance Allowance or Carers' Allowance before you apply. You can find out whether you qualify and at what rate you are likely to be paid.

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• Employment and Support Allowance was introduced on Oct 27th 2008. We have produced detailed guidance on this important new benefit. Employment and Support Allowance is paid to people whose ability to work is limited by disability or ill health. It replaces both Incapacity Benefit and Income Support paid on the grounds of incapacity.

• In March 2009 we published full guidance to Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) which is the main UK unemployment benefit.

• In May 2009 we published user-friendly guidance on Pension Credit.

We also provide useful information about Carers' Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Industrial Injuries Scheme and the Disabled Facilities Grant

We provide independent information on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

We are now introducing a new health section which provides independent information on the main disabling conditions.

• The applying for Disability Living Allowance and applying for Attendance Allowance pages give step-by-step guidance on how to complete the application packs. We explain how the Department of Work and Pensions make decisions about Disability Living Allowance and how decisions are made about Attendance Allowance.

• The Disability Handbook provides DWP Decision Makers with a description of the symptoms and needs of the major disabilities and conditions. The Handbook is also used by Appeals Tribunals when making decisions about Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance cases.

The site gives an overview of the appeals process for Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.

The Decision Makers' Guide is used by DWP Decision Makers as an explanation of the regulations and relevant case law relating to Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.

We also describe the different levels and methods of payment for Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.

• We explain the rules for children and Disability Living Allowance.

• We explain the special rules for dialysis patients and Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.

• We explain the special rules for people with terminal illness and Disability Living Allowance.

• We explain the special rules for people with terminal illness and Attendance Allowance.

• People in receipt of the care component of Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance or Carers' Allowance can now continue to receive these benefits if they move to another European country. We provide an overview of the new rules for exporting disability benefit.