Parent and Carer: Benefits

• The Department for Welfare and Pension (DWP) is committed to supporting people with disabilities by acknowledging their needs to reassuring what to expect and putting adjustments in place to ensure their experience is a positive one.
• Jobcentres will have Disability Employment Advisers that can offer help and support.
• The DWP Movement to Work scheme involves work experience facilitated in DWP premises for claimants aged 16-30.​
• DWP Contracted Provisions are free to eligible customers, such as Restart, Work and Health Programme, and many more.

Benefit Cap (April 2023) [Size: 141KB, File: PDF].

• The amount of money working-age people can receive on some benefits. Even if their full entitlement would otherwise be higher.

Benefits for Carers (April 2023) [Size: 229 KB, File: PDF].

• Carers Allowance is a benefit only for carers. This factsheet explains the rules for getting this benefit. It shows how getting Carers Allowance can influence other benefits. It is important to check if Carers Allowance is the best option for the carer and the person who needs care.

Moving into a care home (April 2023) [Size: 238 KB, File: PDF].

• Information on how going in to residential or nursing care can affect benefits.

Disability Living Allowance (April 2023) [Size: 177 KB, File: PDF].

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a tax-free benefit for people with disabilities. It is not means tested so it does not matter how much income or capital a person has.

How periods in hospital can affect benefits (April 2023) [Size: 183 KB, File: PDF].

• Time spent in an NHS hospital can reduce the amount of benefit a person can get. Some benefits stop being paid while the claimant is in hospital.

Income Support for long term sick and disabled people (April 2023) [Size: 115 KB, File: PDF].

• This factsheet is only for people who still receive Income Support due to illness. Employment and Support Allowance replaced Income Support.
• Universal Credit has now replaced this benefit.

Pension Credit (April 2023) [Size: 149 KB, File: PDF].

• Pension Credit has two parts: Guarantee Credit and the Savings Credit. The Guarantee Credit replaced Income Support for older people. The Savings Credit is a way some people can get extra help if they have saved for their retirement.

Personal Independence Payment (April 2023) [Size: 148 KB, File: PDF].

• Personal Independence Payment will replace Disability Living Allowance [Size: 201 KB, File: PDF]. This applies to adults of working age – that is for people from the age 16 to the qualifying pension age.

Council tax support and discounts (April 2023) [Size: 124 KB, File: PDF].

• Council tax support is the help you can get with your council tax payments. The amount of council tax that you must pay depends on where you live and the property band of your home.

Universal Credit (April 2023) [Size: 191 KB, File: PDF].

• Universal Credit integrates many existing benefits into one monthly payment. It is a means-tested benefit. People will not be eligible if they have savings, income, or assets worth more than £16,000.

Transitional payment and transitional element (April 2021) [Size: 162 KB, File: PDF].

• Universal Credit integrates existing means-tested benefits into one single monthly payment. The existing benefits are now referred to as ‘legacy benefits.’

• We can provide support and assistance with claiming disability benefits and other connected benefits. There is also a home visiting service aimed at people who are unable to access front line advice or live in rural areas of Cambridgeshire. Email: benefits@cambridgeshire.gov.uk