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Lisieux Trust - Supporting Disabled People in the Community

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Financial Support

This section will help you find out the range of benefits, tax credits and other disability-related financial support you may be able to get. It is only a general guide.

Clicking on the headings (below) will open up our fact sheets with general information. Further information and websites can be found at the bottom of each fact sheet.

Disability and Sickness Benefits

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit you can get if you need help getting around and/or looking after yourself because you are ill, disabled or terminally ill. You can also claim Disability Living Allowance for an ill or disabled child.

Attendance Allowance (AA) is a tax-free benefit for people aged 65 or over who have an illness or disability and need help with personal care. Attendance Allowance is not affected by savings and it is not usually affected by any other money you have coming in

Incapacity Benefit (IB) is for if you can't work because of illness or disability you may be able to get Incapacity Benefit.

Independent Living

Direct payments are local council payments for people who have been assessed as needing help from social services, and who would like to arrange and pay for their own care and support services instead of receiving them directly from the local council. Having a direct payment does not affect any other benefits.

The Independent Living Fund is designed to help you, if you are disabled, to live independently at home rather than in residential care. You can use payments from the Fund to employ people to give you personal and domestic care in your home.

Families

Child Tax Credit is an allowance for parents and carers of children or young people who are still in full-time education. You may get extra if you care for a disabled child.

Disability Living Allowance is a benefit you can get if you need help looking after a child because they are ill, disabled or terminally ill.
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Housing

Council Tax Benefit is a national welfare benefit for people who have a low income. Council Tax bills can be reduced where only one person lives in the home (called a single resident discount) or where the property has been altered to help someone who has a disability. You do not have to be on a low income to get this sort of discounts

Housing and Council Tax Benefit Benefit are paid by local councils. If you are on a low income and paying rent claim Housing Benefit.
If you are on a low income and paying Council Tax, claim Council Tax Benefit.

Mobility and Transport

Blue Badge parking scheme provides a range of parking benefits for disabled people with severe walking difficulties.
You can apply for a blue badge from your local council office. To find out your local office, please click my local office

The Motability Scheme can help you with leasing or buying a car, powered wheelchair or scooter if you are getting the higher rate of the mobility component of Disabled Living Allowance.
You can claim a Motability Scheme pack from the following website
www.motability.co.uk

Education

Disabled Students’ Allowances provide help for students in higher education who, because of their disability, have additional costs. Things they help pay for include specialist equipment plus non-medical personal assistance.

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