An A-Z of benefit guides

Find out more about many of the most frequently-claimed benefits, from Attendance Allowance to Jobseeker's Allowance, how to deal with situations such as redundancy, bereavement and what can be claimed while living in residential care.

• Attendance Allowance
• Benefit cap
• Benefits after redundancy
• Benefits available after a death
• Benefits for carers
• Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• Disputing a benefit or tax credit decision
• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Industrial injuries
• New-Style Jobseeker's Allowance
• Motability
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Personal Independence Payment: the PIP 2 form, assessment activities and descriptors
• Universal Credit
• Work capability assessment

Help checking you're getting the right benefits

If you want to check if you are getting the right benefits, you can use one of the benefit calculators available on Gov.uk: Benefits calculators.

Using a calculator will give you an idea of:

• the benefits you could get
• how much your benefit payments could be
• how your benefits will be affected if you start work or increase your hours
• how your benefits will be affected if your circumstances change - for example, if you have a child or move in with your partner

Before you start

You'll need accurate information about your:

• savings
• income, including your partner's (from payslips etc)
• existing benefits and pensions (including anyone living with you)
• outgoings (such as rent, mortgage, childcare payments)
• Council Tax bill

You may find it useful to have this information to hand when using the calculator.

You cannot use the calculators if you're under 18, and they will not give accurate results if you are:

• a prisoner
• a student
• not a British or Irish citizen
• on strike
• living outside the UK
• living permanently in residential care or a nursing home