BENEFITS PEOPLE CAN CLAIM
With children
Seeking work
Child Benefit
Child Tax Credit* (with extra for child on DLA)
Disability Living Allowance / PIP for child
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit* / Council Tax Support
Income Support* (out of work lone parent with child under 5)
Widowed Parents Allowance
Working Tax Credit* (in work of 16 hrs+ or 24 hrs+/wk)
* or Universal Credit if already awarded or new claim in certain parts
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme / War Pension
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit* / Council Tax Support
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Jobseekers Allowance* / Pension Credit
Personal Independence Payment (16-64 years old)
* or Universal Credit if already awarded or new claim in certain parts
of the UK – see website
With disabilities/sick
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme / War Pension
Armed Forces Independence Payment
Attendance Allowance (aged 65 or over)
Discretionary Housing Payment
Employment & Support Allowance*
Housing Benefit* / Council Tax Support
Pension Credit
Personal Independence Payment (16-64 years old)
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Statutory Sick Pay
Supporting People Subsidy
Working Tax Credit* (working 16 hours+/wk & ‘disabled’ worker)
* or Universal Credit (if already awarded or new claim in ‘Digital’ area)
Carer
Carers Allowance
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit* / Council Tax Support
Income Support* / Pension Credit
* or Universal Credit (if already awarded)
Pension Credit age or over
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme / War Pension
Attendance Allowance (aged 65 or over)
Carers Allowance
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Support
Employment and Support Allowance (man under 65)
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Pension Credit
Personal Independence Payment (16-64 years old)
State Retirement Pension / New State Pension
Supporting People Subsidy
Working Tax Credit (if working 16 hrs+/wk)
Students
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme / War Pension
Discretionary Housing Payment
Employment & Support Allowance* – in some circs
Housing Benefit* – in some circumstances
Income Support* – in some circumstances
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Jobseekers Allowance* – in some circumstances
Personal Independence Payment (16-64 years old)
Working Tax Credit* (if working 16 hrs+/wk and: a lone parent
/couple in limited circumstances, or is a ‘disabled worker’, or age 60+)
* or Universal Credit (if already awarded or new claim in ‘Digital’ area)
Following a death
Bereavement Allowance / Widowed Parents Allowance
Bereavement Payment
For more information on each benefit and claiming conditions please see:
www.housingsystems.co.
of the UK – see website
Working less than 16 hours a week
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme / War Pension
Discretionary Housing Payment
Employment & Support Allowance* (if ‘permitted work’)
Housing Benefit* / Council Tax Support
Income Support* / Pension Credit
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Jobseekers Allowance*
Personal Independence Payment (16-64 years old)
* or Universal Credit (if already awarded or very low earnings or
Digital area)
Working 16 hours or more a week
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme / War Pension
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit* / Council Tax Support
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
New Enterprise Allowance (starting self-employment)
Personal Independence Payment (16-64 years old)
Working Tax Credit* (a lone parent or couples in limited
circumstances, or ‘disabled worker’, or age 60+)
* or Universal Credit (if already awarded or Digital area)
Working 24 hours or more a week
Same as working 16 hours, with addition of:
Working Tax* Credit (couples with children)
* or Universal Credit (if already awarded or Digital area)
Working 30 hours or more a week
Same as working 16 hours, with addition of:
Working Tax Credit* (single/couples aged 25+, no children)
* or Universal Credit (if already awarded or Digital area)
Off work sick
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme / War Pension
Discretionary Housing Payment
Employment and Support Allowance* (after 28 weeks)
Housing Benefit* / Council Tax Support
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Personal Independence Payment (16-64 years old)
Statutory Sick Pay (first 28 weeks)
Working Tax Credit* (if would normally be entitled)
* or Universal Credit (if already awarded or Digital area)
Aged 16/17 years old
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
Carers Allowance (not in full time education)
Discretionary Housing Payment
Discretionary JSA* (due to severe hardship)
Discretionary Learner Support Fund / 16-19 Bursary / EMA
Housing Benefit*
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Income Support* – in some circumstances
Employment and Support Allowance* - in some circumstances
Jobseekers Allowance* - in some circumstances
Personal Independence Payment (16-64 years old)
Working Tax Credit* (if meets claiming criteria)
* or Universal Credit (if Digital area)