Disability Rights Handbook - 2025/26

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Disability Rights Handbook - 2025/26

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The benefits system

SECTION B: CARE AND MOBILITY

Chapter 3: Disability living allowance

A. GENERAL POINTS

B. THE MOBILITY COMPONENT

C. THE CARE COMPONENT

D. CLAIMS, PAYMENTS & APPEALS

E. DLA FOR ADULTS

27. How is DLA different for adults?

Chapter 4: Personal independence payment

A. GENERAL POINTS

B. THE PIP ASSESSMENT

C. CLAIMS, PAYMENTS & APPEALS

Chapter 5: Attendance allowance

Chapter 6: Disability payments (Scotland)

B. SCOTTISH ADULT DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE

9. Scottish adult disability living allowance

C. ADULT DISABILITY PAYMENT

D. PENSION AGE DISABILITY PAYMENT

E. COMMON RULES

Chapter 7: Help with mobility

SECTION C: HELP FOR CARERS

SECTION D: NOT IN WORK?

Chapter 10: Statutory sick pay

Chapter 11: Employment and support allowance

A. GENERAL CONDITIONS

B. ‘NEW STYLE’ AND CONTRIBUTORY ESA

C. INCOME-RELATED ESA

Chapter 12: The work capability assessment

A. GENERAL POINTS

B. HOW THE ASSESSMENT IS APPLIED

C. CHALLENGING DECISIONS

D. RE-ASSESSMENTS

21. Re-assessments

Chapter 13: ‘New style’ jobseeker’s allowance

SECTION E: UNIVERSAL CREDIT

Chapter 14: Universal credit

Chapter 15: Calculating universal credit

Chapter 16: Earnings, income and capital

Chapter 17: Your responsibilities

Chapter 18: Sanctions

Chapter 19: Hardship payments

SECTION F: HELP WITH HOUSING COSTS

Chapter 20: Universal credit housing costs amount

A. COMMON RULES

B. HOUSING COSTS AMOUNT FOR RENTERS

C. HOUSING COSTS AMOUNT FOR OWNER-OCCUPIERS

Chapter 21: Housing benefit

A. GENERAL CONDITIONS

B. RENT RESTRICTIONS

C. CLAIMS, PAYMENTS & APPEALS

D. CALCULATING HOUSING BENEFIT

Chapter 22: Housing benefit: premiums

Chapter 23: Housing benefit: income and capital

B. CAPITAL

Chapter 24: Support for mortgage interest loans

Chapter 25: Housing costs

Chapter 26: Council tax

SECTION G: GRANTS AND LOANS

Chapter 27: Statutory grants

Chapter 28: Housing grants

Chapter 29: Other loans and grants

SECTION H: EDUCATION AND WORK

Chapter 30: Financing studies

Chapter 31: Benefits and work

Chapter 32: Employment and training

Chapter 33: Income tax

SECTION I: CARE AND SUPPORT

Chapter 34: Care and support services

A. CARE AND SUPPORT

B. CARE AND SUPPORT IN CARE HOMES

C. COMMON RULES

Chapter 35: Paying for care and support

Chapter 36: Benefits in care homes

SECTION J: CHILDREN

Chapter 37: Maternity and parental rights

Chapter 38: Disabled children

Chapter 39: Child benefit

SECTION K: RETIREMENT

SECTION L: COMPENSATION SCHEMES

Chapter 43: Industrial Injuries scheme

Chapter 44: Armed Forces Compensation scheme

Chapter 45: Criminal injuries compensation

Chapter 46: Vaccine damage payments

Chapter 47: Compensation recovery

SECTION M: OTHER MATTERS

SECTION N: COMMON RULES TO BENEFITS

Chapter 51: Coming to the UK

Chapter 52: Leaving the UK

Chapter 53: Benefits in hospital

Chapter 54: Claims and payments

Chapter 55: Challenging decisions

Chapter 56: Challenging decisions: Scottish benefits

SECTION O: HELP AND INFORMATION

Chapter 57: Getting advice

Chapter 58: Making a complaint

Index

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About Disability Rights UK

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Acknowledgements

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Benefits checklist

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Benefit Rates from April 2025

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Legal References

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Abbreviations

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SECTION A: OVERVIEW

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SECTION B: CARE AND MOBILITY

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SECTION C: HELP FOR CARERS

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SECTION D: NOT IN WORK?

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SECTION E: UNIVERSAL CREDIT

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SECTION F: HELP WITH HOUSING COSTS

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SECTION G: GRANTS AND LOANS

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SECTION H: EDUCATION AND WORK

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SECTION I: CARE AND SUPPORT

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SECTION J: CHILDREN

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SECTION K: RETIREMENT

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SECTION L: COMPENSATION SCHEMES

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SECTION M: OTHER MATTERS

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SECTION N: COMMON RULES TO BENEFITS

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SECTION O: HELP AND INFORMATION

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Index

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