Parent Carer financial support
Carer’s Allowance
Carer's Allowance further information
Carer’s Allowance is money to help you look after someone who needs a lot of care.
Carer’s Credit
Carer's Credit further information
Carer’s Credit is a National Insurance credit you could get if you’re caring for someone for at least 20 hours a week.
Child Benefit
You get Child Benefit if you’re responsible for one or more children under 16 (or under 20 if they stay in approved education or training).
Child Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit further information
You may be able to get an extra amount of tax credit if you have a child with a disability.
Council Tax
Council Tax further information
You may be able to get a council tax discount if someone in your household has a ‘severe mental impairment’.
Council Tax Discount
Your council tax bill may be reduced if you live in a property where changes have been made to help a resident child or adult who has a disability.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
DLA for children further information
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children may help with the extra costs of looking after a child who is under 16 and has problems walking or needs more looking after than a child of the same age who doesn’t have a disability. It includes a care part and a mobility part.
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
If you’re ill or disabled, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) offers you financial support if you’re unable to work and personalised help so that you can work if you’re able to.
Entitled To
The ‘entitled to’ calculator can help you check what you might be able to claim.
Family Fund
If you’re raising a disabled or seriously ill child, Family Fund might be able to help.
Help with Health Costs
Find out about when you need to pay, help when on universal credit, travel costs and personal health budgets.
Help with prescription costs
You may be able to get help to cover the cost of prescriptions, depending on your circumstances.
Housing Benefit
Housing Benefit further information
In B&NES Housing Benefit has been replaced by Universal Credit. You can check online if you are eligible for Universal Credit to get help paying your housing costs, depending on your circumstances.
National Insurance Credits
You may be able to get National Insurance credits if you’re not paying National Insurance, for example when you’re claiming benefits because you’re ill or unemployed.
Personal Independence Payments (PIP)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) helps with some of the extra costs caused by long-term ill-health or a disability if you’re aged 16 to 64.
Turn2Us – Benefits calculator
Turn2us website with calculator
Turn2us is a national charity that helps people in financial hardship gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services.
Universal Credit
You may be able to get it if you’re on a low income, out of work or you cannot work.
Working Tax Credit
Working Tax Credit further information
You may be able to get an extra amount of tax credit if you have a disability or a child with a disability.
Other Benefits
Further government services and information
There is information on the benefits you may be entitled to on the government's website.