Benefits for disability / illness

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) helps with extra living costs if you have a long-term disability or health condition and are aged between 16 and state pension age.
PIP pay more attention to, how the disability / health condition impact your day-to-day life,not what the disability / health condition is.

Attendance Allowance with extra costs if you have a disability and are of State Pension age or over.
It works similarly to PIP as they look at how your day-to-day life is impacted by your disability / health condition(s)..

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) helps with extra living costs if you have a long-term disability or health condition and are aged under 16.
How much DLA you get depends on, how your disability or health condition affect you..

Carer’s Allowance is financial support for people who take care of someone who has a disability / health condition and currently receive a benefit tied to this such as PIP, Attendance Allowance or DLA.
You must be taking care of this person at least 35 hours per week.