Welfare benefits

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit paid to a disabled person or someone with a long-term illness or health condition.

Disability living allowance (DLA) is a benefit paid to a disabled child or a child with a long-term illness or health condition.

You may know that people on a low income can get money off their Council Tax bill, but there are also other discounts and exemptions.

If the person you are caring for is being assessed by your local authority for social care services, an important element of your assessment is called Disability Related Expenses (DRE).

Broadly speaking benefits are either means-tested or non-means-tested.