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benefits
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who can benefit?
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claim from
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| Income support/Job Seekers Allowance |
People on a low income or not
working and with savings of below £16000 |
Dept of Work and Pensions or Employment Service
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Housing benefit |
People on a low income and paying rent |
Local Authority |
Education Maintenance Allowance
(see next page) |
Young people who are from low income families and who are staying in education |
Department for Education and Skills |
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Supporting People |
People living independently who may require support, such as completing forms, budgeting assistance etc. |
Local Authority |
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Council tax benefit |
People on a low income and paying council tax |
Local Authority |
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Statutory sick pay |
People who are sick and were:
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Employed when they became sick |
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Earning enough to be paying National Insurance |
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Sick for at least 4 consecutive days |
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Dept of Work and Pensions |
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Incapacity benefit |
People who are ill or incapacitated and are no longer able to claim Statutory Sick Pay |
Dept of Work and Pensions |
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Health cost benefits |
People who claim:
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Income support |
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Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
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Working families’ tax credit, disabled person’s Tax credit and are named on a Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate |
Claimants can get help with NHS:
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Prescriptions
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Dental treatment
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Sight tests
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Cost of glasses or contact lenses
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Wigs and fabric supports
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Necessary travel to hospital and back
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Health Authority |
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Disability Living Allowance |
People who:
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Need help looking after themselves
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Became ill or disabled before they were 65
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Are aged between 5 and 65
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Have needed help for at least 3 months
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Dept of Work and Pensions |
Tax credits
(Child tax credit)
(Working child tax credit )
(Disabled tax credit)
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Paid by Inland Revenue to main carer or disabled person to meet their needs
See www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk for further details
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Inland Revenue |
Social Fund
This fund is an exceptional grant or loan which will generally have to be paid back at some point.
It can be claimed from DWP |
Help with exceptional expenses which are hard to pay out of your regular income.
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You may be able to get a Community Care Grant, Budgeting Loan or Crisis Loan to help with things like household items, certain travel costs or in an emergency or disaster.
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For Grants or Budgeting Loans you must be getting Income Support or income-based Jobseeker's Allowance.
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For Crisis Loans you do not have to be getting any benefits.
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You do not have to have paid NI contributions to get help from the Social Fund.
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Budgeting Loans and Crisis Loans have to be paid back, but they are interest free. |
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Funeral Payments usually have to be paid back from out of the estate of the person who has died. |
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Community Care Grants and other Social Fund payments do not have to be paid back.
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