Index ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWY16/17 year oldsHBHousing benefitleaving careChapter 10: Young people leaving carelocal authority financial support3. Financial support from the local authority for 16/17-year-old care leaversamountThe amount of helplocal authority help4. Other help from the local authorityUC1. Universal creditAdjudicatorcomplaintsHMRCadoptionChapter 9: AdoptionBest Start grantsBest Start grantchild adoptedbenefits3. Benefits once you have adopted a childchild placed for adoptionbenefits2. Benefits when a child is placed with you for adoptionguardian's allowanceParents and adoptive parentshealth benefitsHealth benefitsSAP17. Statutory adoption payadoption allowance1. Adoption allowancesadult disability payment2. Adult disability paymentamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingcare home stay endsDisability benefitschild in hospitalDisability benefitsclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdaily living activitiesDisability test: daily living and mobility componentsdisability testDisability test: daily living and mobility componentsdisabled child at residential schoolDisability benefitsdisabled child in care homeDisability benefitsfoster carersDisability benefitskinship carerschild not looked afterDisability benefitslooked after childChild disability payment and other disability benefitslooked after and accommodated childDisability benefitslooked after and accommodated child comes homeDisability benefitsmobility activitiesDisability test: daily living and mobility componentsterminal illnessWho can get adult disability paymentwho can get ADPWho can get adult disability paymentamount of benefitAAAmount of benefitADPAmount of benefitbenefit capBenefit capBest Start grantsearly learning paymentEarly learning paymentpregnancy and baby paymentPregnancy and baby paymentschool-age paymentSchool-age paymentCDPAmount of benefitchild benefitAmount of benefitCSPAmount of benefitESAcontributoryAmount of benefitguardian's allowanceAmount of benefitHBAmount of benefitPCAmount of benefitSAPAmount of benefitScottish child paymentAmount of benefitSPPStatutory paternity paySSPPStatutory shared parental payUCAmount of benefitappealsbenefitsAppealscare leavers challenging local authority decisionsHow to appealapplicable amountHBStep 4: if you do not get means-tested benefitsapproved trainingApproved trainingattendance allowance3. Attendance allowanceamountAmount of benefitkinship carerschild not looked afterDisability benefitslooked after childChild disability payment and other disability benefitsreplaced by PADPWho can get attendance allowancewho can get AAWho can get attendance allowancebackdatingBackdatingbedroom taxStep 1: calculate the maximum housing benefitHousing benefitadoptionHousing benefitHousing benefitdisabled child at residential schoolchild not looked afterIf your child is not looked after by the local authoritylooked after childIf your child is looked after by the local authoritydisabled child in care homeHousing benefitfoster careHousing benefitkinship carerschild not looked afterHousing benefitlooked after childHousing benefitlooked after and accommodated childHousing benefitbenefit capBenefit capbenefitsChapter 1: BenefitsBest Start foodsBest Start foodsadoptionHealth benefitscare leaversBest Start grant and Best Start foodsclaiming1. How to claim benefitsBest Start grants4. Best Start grantadoptionchild adoptedBest Start grantchild placed for adoptionBest Start grantcare leaversBest Start grant and Best Start foodsclaiming1. How to claim benefitsearly learning paymentEarly learning paymentkinship carerschild not looked afterBest Start grantpregnancy and baby paymentPregnancy and baby paymentqualifying benefitsPregnancy and baby paymentresponsible for childResponsible for the childschool-age paymentSchool-age paymentcare-experienced students' bursary5. Other helpcare homeschild comes home3. When your child comes homedisabled child in care homeChapter 4: Disabled children in care homeslinking rulesLinking rulesvisiting costsHelp visiting your childcare leavers16/17-year-oldsChapter 10: Young people leaving careaged 18 and overSupport once you are 18benefitsOther benefitscare-experienced students' bursary5. Other helpchallenging local authority decisions6. Challenging local authority decisionscontinuing careChapter 10: Young people leaving carecouncil tax5. Other helpdefinitionChapter 10: Young people leaving careHBHousing benefithealth benefitsHealth benefitshousingHelp with accommodationlocal authority financial support3. Financial support from the local authority for 16/17-year-old care leaversamountThe amount of helptreatment for benefitsTreatment of local authority payments for benefitslocal authority help4. Other help from the local authorityScottish Welfare Fund paymentsScottish Welfare Fund paymentssummer accommodation grant5. Other helpUC1. Universal creditcarer additionchild in hospitalCarer element, carer premium and carer additionCSPCarer element, carer premium and carer additiondisabled child at residential schoolCarer element, carer premium or carer additiondisabled child in care homeCarer support paymentPCStep 1: calculate your appropriate minimum guaranteecarer elementchild in hospitalCarer element, carer premium and carer additionCSPCarer element, carer premium and carer additiondisabled child at residential schoolCarer element, carer premium or carer additiondisabled child in care homeCarer support paymentUCStep 2: work out your maximum amountcarer premiumchild in hospitalCarer element, carer premium and carer additionCSPCarer element, carer premium and carer additiondisabled child at residential schoolCarer element, carer premium or carer additiondisabled child in care homeCarer support paymentcarersbreaks in caringCSPBreaks from caringCSP5. Carer support paymentlocal authority paymentsUsing local authority payments to pay your carercarer's allowance supplementAmount of benefitcarer support payment5. Carer support paymentadoptionchild adoptedCarer support paymentchild placed for adoptionCarer support paymentamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingbreaks from caringBreaks from caringcare home stay endsCarer support paymentcarer's allowance supplement5. Carer support paymentchild in hospitalCarer support paymentclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdisabled child at residential schoolCarer support paymentdisabled child in care homeCarer support paymentdisabled person's benefitThe disabled person's benefitfoster carersCarer support paymentkinship carechild not looked afterCarer support paymentlooked after childCarer support paymentlooked after and accommodated childCarer support paymentlooked after and accommodated child comes homeCarer support paymentoverlapping benefitsOverlapping benefitswho can get CSPWho can get carer support paymentchallenging decisionsbenefits3. Challenging decisions and complaintslocal authority decisions on care leavers6. Challenging local authority decisionschild additionPCStep 1: calculate your appropriate minimum guaranteechild benefit6. Child benefitadoptionchild adoptedChild benefitchild placed for adoptionChild benefitamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingcare home stay endsChild benefitchild in hospital1. Child benefit and guardian’s allowanceclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdisabled child at residential school1. Child benefit and guardian’s allowancedisabled child in care homeChild benefit and guardian’s allowanceextension periodExtension periodfoster carersChild benefitinterim paymentsInterim payments and short-term advanceskinship carerschild not looked afterChild benefitlooked after childChild benefit and guardian’s allowancelooked after and accommodated childChild benefitlooked after and accommodated child comes homeChild benefitpriority of claimantsPriority between claimantsresponsible for childResponsible for a childterminal dateTerminal datewho can get child benefitWho can get child benefitchildcare elementUCStep 2: work out your maximum amountchild disability payment7. Child disability paymentadoptionchild adoptedChild disability paymentchild placed for adoptionChild disability paymentamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingcare componentDisability test: care componentcare home stay endsDisability benefitschild in hospitalDisability benefitschild winter heating paymentAmount of benefitclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdisabled child at residential schoolDisability benefitsdisabled child in care homeDisability benefitsfoster carersDisability benefitskinship carerschild not looked afterDisability benefitslooked after childChild disability payment and other disability benefitslooked after and accommodated childDisability benefitslooked after and accommodated child comes homeDisability benefitsmobility componentDisability test: mobility componentterminal illnessWho can get child disability paymentwho can get CDPWho can get child disability paymentchild elementUCStep 2: work out your maximum amountchildrendefinition of childchild benefitWho counts as a childhospital inpatientsChapter 3: Children in hospitalresponsible for childBest Start grantsResponsible for the childchild benefitResponsible for a childScottish child paymentResponsible for a childchild winter heating paymentAmount of benefitCDPAmount of benefitclaiming1. How to claim benefitsclaimsbenefits1. How to claim benefitscommunity care grantsCommunity care grantscare leaversScottish Welfare Fund paymentshospital visiting4. Help visiting your childkinship carersScottish Welfare Fund paymentscompensation paymentsCompensation paymentscomplaintsbenefitsComplaintscomponentsHBStep 4: if you do not get means-tested benefitscontinuing careChapter 10: Young people leaving carecrisis grantsCrisis grantscare leaversScottish Welfare Fund paymentshospital visiting4. Help visiting your childkinship carersScottish Welfare Fund paymentsdecisionsbenefits2. Decisions and delaysdelaysbenefits and tax credits2. Decisions and delayscrisis grantsCrisis grantsdental treatmentcharges11. Health benefitsfreeExempt groupsdisabilityAA3. Attendance allowanceADP2. Adult disability paymentCDP7. Child disability paymentESA8. Employment and support allowancedisability living allowancekinship carerschild not looked afterDisability benefitslooked after childChild disability payment and other disability benefitsdisabled child premiumchild in hospitalHBHousing benefitdisabled childrencare homesChapter 4: Disabled children in care homesCDPWho can get child disability paymentresidential schoolsChapter 5: Disabled children at residential schooldiscretionary housing paymentsDiscretionary housing paymentsDWPcomplaintsDWP complaintsearly learning paymentEarly learning paymentemployment and support allowance8. Employment and support allowanceadoptionchild adoptedEmployment and support allowancechild placed for adoptionIncome-related employment and support allowanceamountcontributory ESAAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingcare home stay endsIncome-related employment and support allowancechild in hospitalIncome-related employment and support allowanceclaiming1. How to claim benefitscontributory ESAContributory employment and support allowancedisabled child at residential schoolIncome-related employment and support allowancedisabled child in care homeIncome-related employment and support allowancefoster carersEmployment and support allowanceincome-related ESAreplaced by UC8. Employment and support allowancekinship carerschild not looked afterIncome-related employment and support allowancelooked after childIncome-related employment and support allowancelooked after and accommodated childIncome-related employment and support allowancewho can get ESAcontributory ESAWho can get contributory employment and support allowanceenhanced disability premiumchild in hospitalHBHousing benefitevidenceto support a claimInformation to support your claimfamily premiumHBStep 4: if you do not get means-tested benefitsfinancial needInterim payments and short-term advancesfoster careChapter 8: Children living with foster carersbenefits2. Benefits for foster carersdefinition1. What is foster carelooked after and accommodated childChapter 6: Children who are 'looked after and accommodated'ADPDisability benefitsCDPDisability benefitsnational insurance creditsNational insurance creditsprivate fosteringPrivate fosteringpublic fosteringPublic fosteringfuneral support payment9. Funeral support paymentclaiming1. How to claim benefitswho can get a funeral support paymentWho can get a funeral support paymentglasses and contact lensescharges11. Health benefitsvouchersExempt groupsguardian's allowance10. Guardian’s allowanceadoptionParents and adoptive parentsamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingchild in hospital1. Child benefit and guardian’s allowanceclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdisabled child at residential school1. Child benefit and guardian’s allowancedisabled child in care homeChild benefit and guardian’s allowanceeligible childWho is an eligible childfoster carersChild benefitinterim paymentsInterim payments and short-term advanceskinship carerschild not looked afterGuardian’s allowancelooked after childChild benefit and guardian’s allowancewho can get guardian's allowanceWho can get guardian’s allowancehealth benefits11. Health benefitsadoptionHealth benefitsbackdatingBackdatingcare leaversHealth benefitsclaiming1. How to claim benefitsexemption from chargesWho is exempt from chargeslooked after and accommodated childHealth benefitslow income schemeLow income schemequalifying benefitsQualifying benefitsHM Revenue and CustomscomplaintsHMRChospitalADPDisability benefitschild benefit1. Child benefit and guardian’s allowancechild in hospitalChapter 3: Children in hospitalCSPCarer support paymentESAIncome-related employment and support allowancefares to hospital11. Health benefitsExempt groupsguardian's allowance1. Child benefit and guardian’s allowanceHBHousing benefitPCPension creditScottish child paymentScottish child paymentUCUniversal creditvisiting costs4. Help visiting your childYoung Patients Family Fund5. Young Patients Family Fundhousing benefit12. Housing benefit16/17-year-oldsHousing benefitadoptionchild adoptedHousing benefitchild placed for adoptionHousing benefitamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingbenefit capBenefit capcalculatingAmount of benefitcare home stay endsHousing benefitcare leaversHousing benefitchild in hospitalHousing benefitclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdisabled child at residential schoolHousing benefitchild not looked afterIf your child is not looked after by the local authoritylooked after childIf your child is looked after by the local authoritydisabled child in care homeHousing benefitdiscretionary housing paymentsDiscretionary housing paymentsfoster carersHousing benefitinterim paymentsPayments on account of housing benefitkinship carerschild not looked afterHousing benefitlooked after childHousing benefitlooked after and accommodated childHousing benefitlooked after and accommodated child comes homeHousing benefitsocial sector tenants under-occupying homeStep 1: calculate the maximum housing benefitwho can get HBWho can get housing benefitwho cannot get HBWho cannot get housing benefithousing costscare leaversHelp with accommodationHB12. Housing benefitUCStep 2: work out your maximum amountillnessESA8. Employment and support allowanceIndependent Case ExaminercomplaintsDWP complaintsinterim paymentsbenefitsInterim payments and short-term advancesHBPayments on account of housing benefitjudicial reviewbenefitsJudicial reviewkinship careChapter 7: Children living with kinship carersallowance from local authoritylooked after childKinship care allowances guidancebenefitschild not looked after3. Benefits if a child is not looked afterlooked after child4. Benefits if a child is looked afterdefinition1. What is kinship carefinancial help from local authority2. Financial help from the local authoritynational insurance creditsNational insurance creditsRegulation 33/Section 110 paymentsRegulation 33/Section 110 paymentsSection 22 paymentsSection 22 paymentsSection 50 paymentsSection 50 paymentsSocial Welfare Fund paymentsScottish Welfare Fund paymentslegacy benefits18. Universal creditlimited capability for workUCStep 2: work out your maximum amountlinking rulesdisabled child in care homeLinking ruleslocal authoritiescare leaversfinancial support3. Financial support from the local authority for 16/17-year-old care leaversother help4. Other help from the local authoritycomplaintsLocal authority complaintskinship care payments2. Financial help from the local authoritylooked after and accommodated childrenChapter 6: Children who are 'looked after and accommodated'local housing allowanceStep 1: calculate the maximum housing benefitlooked after and accommodated childrenChapter 6: Children who are 'looked after and accommodated'16/17-year-olds leaving careChapter 10: Young people leaving carechild comes home2. When your child comes homelooked after childrencontinuing careChapter 10: Young people leaving caredefinition1. Universal creditdisabled child in care homeHousing benefitfoster carePublic fosteringkinship care1. What is kinship careallowance from local authorityKinship care allowances guidanceresidential schoolHBIf your child is looked after by the local authoritymaternityBest Start foodsBest Start foodsBest Start grants4. Best Start grantpregnancy and baby paymentPregnancy and baby paymentMPscomplaintsUsing your MPnational insurance contributionsESAWho can get contributory employment and support allowancefoster carersNational insurance creditskinship carersNational insurance creditsOmbudsmancomplaintsComplaining to the Ombudsmanparentsguardian's allowanceParents and adoptive parentsParliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmancomplaintsComplaining to the Ombudsmanpension age disability payment13. Pension age disability paymentbackdatingBackdatingclaiming1. How to claim benefitskinship carerschild not looked afterDisability benefitslooked after childChild disability payment and other disability benefitspension credit14. Pension creditadoptionchild adoptedPension creditchild placed for adoptionPension creditamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingcalculatingGuarantee creditcare home stay endsPension creditchild in hospitalPension creditclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdisabled child at residential schoolPension creditdisabled child in care homePension creditfoster carersPension creditguarantee creditGuarantee creditkinship carerschild not looked afterPension creditlooked after childPension creditlooked after and accommodated childPension creditlooked after and accommodated child comes homePension creditqualifying agePension agesavings creditSavings creditwho can get PCWho can get pension creditpersonal allowanceHBStep 4: if you do not get means-tested benefitspregnancyBest Start foodsBest Start foodsBest Start grants4. Best Start grantpregnancy and baby paymentPregnancy and baby paymentpregnancy and baby paymentPregnancy and baby paymentpremiumsHBStep 4: if you do not get means-tested benefitsprescriptions11. Health benefitsqualifying young personchild benefitWho counts as a qualifying young personRegulation 33 paymentsRegulation 33/Section 110 paymentslooked after childchild benefitChild benefit and guardian’s allowanceESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceHBHousing benefitPCPension creditUCUniversal creditrelevant educationRelevant educationrentHB12. Housing benefitresidential accommodationADPDisability benefitsCDPDisability benefitsCSPCarer support paymentresidential schoolsdisabled childrenChapter 5: Disabled children at residential schoolvisiting costs4. Help visiting your childrespite careCarer support paymentresponsibility for a childBest Start grantsResponsible for the childchild benefitResponsible for a childScottish child paymentResponsible for a childschool-age paymentSchool-age paymentScottish child payment15. Scottish child paymentadoptionchild adoptedScottish child paymentchild placed for adoptionScottish child paymentamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingchild in hospitalScottish child paymentclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdisabled child at residential schoolScottish child paymentdisabled child in care homeScottish child paymentfoster carersScottish child paymentkinship carerschild not looked afterScottish child paymentlooked after childScottish child paymentlooked after and accommodated childScottish child paymentpriority of claimantsPriority between claimantsqualifying benefitsQualifying benefitsresponsible for childResponsible for a childwho can get Scottish child paymentWho can get Scottish child paymentScottish Public Services OmbudsmancomplaintsComplaining to the OmbudsmanScottish Welfare Fund16. The Scottish Welfare Fundcare leaversScottish Welfare Fund paymentsclaiming1. How to claim benefitscommunity care grantsCommunity care grantscrisis grantsCrisis grantskinship carersScottish Welfare Fund paymentsSection 22 paymentsSection 22 paymentschild not looked afterESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceHBHousing benefitPCPension creditUCUniversal creditlooked after childESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceHBHousing benefitPCPension creditUCUniversal creditSection 50 paymentsSection 50 paymentschild not looked afterESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceHBHousing benefitPCPension creditUCUniversal creditlooked after childESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceHBHousing benefitPCPension creditUCUniversal creditSection 110 paymentsRegulation 33/Section 110 paymentssevere disability additionPCStep 1: calculate your appropriate minimum guaranteeshort-term advancesbenefitsInterim payments and short-term advancesSocial Security ScotlandcomplaintsSocial Security Scotland complaintsstatutory adoption pay17. Statutory adoption payadopting a childStatutory adoption payamountAmount of benefitbackdatingBackdatingchoosing adoption pay or paternity payStatutory adoption pay, statutory paternity pay and statutory shared parental payclaiming1. How to claim benefitswho can get SAPWho can get statutory adoption paystatutory paternity payadopting a childStatutory paternity payamountStatutory paternity paybackdatingBackdatingchoosing adoption pay or paternity payStatutory adoption pay, statutory paternity pay and statutory shared parental payclaiming1. How to claim benefitsstatutory shared parental pay adopting a childStatutory shared parental payamountStatutory shared parental paybackdatingBackdatingclaiming1. How to claim benefitssummer accommodation grant5. Other helptravel expenseschild at residential school4. Help visiting your childchild in hospital4. Help visiting your childdisabled child in care homeHelp visiting your childtwo-child limitUCStep 2: work out your maximum amountuniversal credit18. Universal credit16/17-year-olds1. Universal creditadoptionchild adoptedUniversal creditchild placed for adoptionUniversal creditamountAmount of benefitassessment periodMonthly assessment periodbackdatingBackdatingbenefit capBenefit capcalculatingAmount of benefitcare home stay endsUniversal creditcare leavers1. Universal creditchild in hospitalUniversal creditclaimant commitmentClaimant commitmentclaiming1. How to claim benefitsdisabled child at residential schoolUniversal creditdisabled child in care homeUniversal creditfoster carersUniversal creditkinship carerschild not looked afterUniversal creditlooked after childUniversal creditlooked after and accommodated childUniversal creditlooked after and accommodated child comes homeUniversal creditmanaged migration to UCStep 2: work out your maximum amountwho can get UCWho can get universal creditwork allowanceUCStep 3: work out your earnings and how much can be ignoredYoung Patients Family Fund5. Young Patients Family Fundyoung peopleleaving careChapter 10: Young people leaving care