Personal budgets for adults, children and carers
A personal budget is money from the local council for your care, giving you more choice. There is a carer’s personal budget and personal health budget.
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Personal assistants, care workers and support workers
Support for disabled people to live independently at home can come from a personal assistant (PA), care worker, paid carer or support worker.
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Direct payments
If you choose to organise your own social care as a disabled person, you’ll receive your personal budget as a direct payment.
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Understanding Universal Credit payments
Find out how much Universal Credit you will get, what to do if you are not receiving the right payments and how backdating and overpayment work.
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Completing your PIP claim form
How disabled people can apply for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This benefit is not based on income but helps to meet extra costs of disability.
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Paying for social care
There are several ways to pay for social care, including personal budgets, personal health budgets and self-funding.
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Government help with energy bills
Warm Home Discount, Cold Weather Payments and Winter Fuel Payments can help with your energy bills.
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Getting a social care needs assessment
A social care needs assessment will look at support from a carer, direct payments, a care home or equipment. It is free and takes about 1 hour.
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Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill aims to reform welfare benefits in the UK, focusing on streamlining the application process and improving financial support for individuals with disabilities.
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What you need to know about the new bill to change disability benefits.
Read about the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. And what it means for disability benefits.
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