Chapter 1: Benefits and tax credits1. IntroductionBenefit cap2. Adult disability paymentWho can get adult disability paymentDisability test: daily living and mobility componentsAmount of benefit3. Attendance allowanceWho can get attendance allowanceDisability testAmount of benefit4. Best Start grantPregnancy and baby paymentEarly learning paymentSchool-age paymentResponsible for the child5. Carer’s allowanceWho can get carer’s allowanceThe disabled person’s benefitBreaks from caringOverlapping benefitsCarer element, carer premium and carer additionAmount of benefitCarer's allowance supplement6. Child benefitWho can get child benefitWho counts as a childWho counts as a qualifying young personRelevant educationApproved trainingExtension periodTerminal dateResponsible for a childPriority between claimantsAmount of benefit7. Child disability paymentWho can get child disability paymentDisability test: care component and mobility componentAmount of benefit8. Council tax reductionWho can get council tax reductionAmount of reductionStep one: calculate maximum council tax reductionStep two: if you get some means-tested benefitsStep three: if you do not get these means-tested benefitsStep four: work out your weekly incomeStep five: calculate your council tax reduction9. Disability living allowanceWho can get disability living allowanceDisability test: care componentDisability test: mobility componentAmount of benefit10. Employment and support allowanceIncome-related employment and support allowanceWho can get income-related employment and support allowanceAmount of benefitStep one: work out your capitalStep two: work out your applicable amountStep three: work out your weekly incomeStep four: deduct weekly income from applicable amountContributory employment and support allowanceWho can get contributory employment and support allowanceAmount of benefit11. Funeral support paymentWho can get a funeral support payment12. Guardian’s allowanceWho can get guardian’s allowanceWho is an eligible childParents and adoptive parentsAmount of benefit13. Health benefitsWho is exempt from chargesQualifying benefitsExempt groupsLow income schemeBest Start foods14. Housing benefitWho can get housing benefitWho cannot get housing benefitAmount of benefitStep one: calculate the maximum housing benefitStep two: deduct amounts for non-dependants from maximum housing benefitStep three: if you get means-tested benefitsStep four: if you do not get means-tested benefitsStep five: work out your weekly incomeStep six: calculate your housing benefitDiscretionary housing payments15. Income supportWho can get income supportGroups of people who can get income supportAmount of benefitStep one: work out your capitalStep two: work out your applicable amountStep three: work out your weekly incomeStep four: deduct weekly income from applicable amount16. Jobseeker’s allowanceIncome-based jobseeker’s allowanceWho can get income-based jobseeker’s allowanceAmount of benefitContribution-based jobseeker’s allowanceWho can get contribution-based jobseeker’s allowanceAmount of benefit17. Pension creditWho can get pension creditPension ageAmount of benefitGuarantee creditStep one: calculate your appropriate minimum guaranteeStep two: work out your weekly incomeStep three: deduct income from appropriate minimum guaranteeSavings credit18. Personal independence paymentWho can get personal independence paymentDisability conditionsAmount of benefit19. Scottish child paymentWho can get Scottish child paymentResponsible for a childQualifying benefitsPriority between claimantsAmount of benefit20. The Scottish Welfare FundCrisis grantsCommunity care grants21. Statutory adoption payWho can get statutory adoption payAmount of benefit22. Tax creditsChild tax creditWho can get child tax creditAmount of child tax creditWorking tax creditWho can get working tax creditAmount of working tax creditChanges of circumstances and tax credits23. Universal creditWho can get universal creditAmount of benefitStep one: capitalStep two: work out your maximum amountStep three: work out your earnings and how much can be ignoredStep four: work out your other income and how much can be ignoredStep five: calculate your total incomeStep six: calculate your universal credit entitlementClaimant commitmentMonthly assessment period