A-Z of Benefits

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Below is a complete listing of benefits available in the UK.  To help you find what you are looking for we have grouped them into categories.

We have links to the DirectGov fact sheets on benefits to help you to check if you are entitled to them and how to apply.  Simply click the category of benefits you are interested in to view those available, and then select the particular benefit you are interested in.  There are also links from the fact sheets to further information you may find useful.

Benefit categories

Employed or looking for work

On a low income

Expecting or bringing up children

Older People

Bereavement

Disabled People

Ill or injured

Caring for somebody

Employed or looking for work

Career Development Loan

Job Grant

Jobseekers allowance

Mortgage Interest Run On

New Deal Schemes for helping unemployed back to work

Statutory Sick Pay

Working Tax Credit

On a low income

Budgeting Loans

Council Tax Benefit

Crisis Loans

Extended Payment for Council Tax Benefit

Extended Payment of Housing Benefit

Health Costs

Housing Benefit

Income support

Legal Aid

Local Housing Benefit

Reduced earnings allowance

Expecting or bringing up children

Child Benefit

Child Maintenance Bonus

Child Maintenance Premium

Child Support Maintenance

Child Tax Credit

Christmas Bonus

Free Milk, Formula and Vitamins

Guardians Allowance

Maternity Allowance

Statutory Adoption Pay

Statutory Maternity Pay

Statutory Paternity Pay

Sure Start Maternity Grant

Warm Front Scheme in England

Widowed Parent's Allowance

Older people

Attendance Allowance

Bus Passes

Christmas Bonus

Cold Weather Payment

Energy Efficiency Grants

Free Passports for over 75's

Free TV Licenses

Medical Costs for War Pensioners

Pension Credit

State Benefit

The Over 80 pension

Warm Front Scheme in England

Winter Fuel Payment

Bereavement

Bereavement Allowance

Bereavement Payment

Funeral Payment

War Widow's or Widower's Pension

Widowed Parent's Allowance

Disabled people

Attendance Allowance

Blue Badge Parking Scheme

Christmas Bonus

Direct Payments for Care and Services

Disability Living Allowance

Disabled Facilities Grants

Disabled Student's Allowances

Free Milk for Disabled Children

Incapacity Benefit

Independent Living Funds

Medical Costs for War Pensioners

Severe Disablement Allowance

Vaccine Damage Payment

Vehicle Excise Duty (Car Tax) Exemption

War Disablement Pension

Warm Front Scheme in England

Ill or injured

Attendance Allowance

Hospital Travel Costs Scheme

Incapacity Benefit

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (Accidents)

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (Diseases and Deafness)

Medical Costs for War Pensioners

Vaccine Damage Payment

Warm Front Scheme in England

Caring for somebody

Carer's Allowance

Community Care Grants

Constant Attendance Allowance

Crisis Loans

Direct Payments for Care and Services

Home Responsibilities Protection

Warm Front Scheme in England