9. Passporting to other benefits
Income-related ESA can help towards certain housing costs (see Chapter 29). If you get income-related ESA, you do not have to go through a separate means test to qualify for housing benefit (see Chapter 27(20)).
Getting income-related ESA may entitle you to other types of benefit, eg:
•support for mortgage interest loans (Chapter 28);
•free prescriptions and dental treatment (Chapter 53);
•housing grants (Chapter 32);
•help from grants (Chapter 31) and budgeting loans (Chapter 33(3));
•free school meals (Chapter 42(1)); and
•help with hospital travel fares (Chapter 57(2)).