Ill or injured

Compensation Recovery

If you are getting a social security benefit it may affect your compensation. Find out how..

Incapacity Benefit (people with disabilities)

Basic information about claiming Incapacity Benefit if you're under State Pension age and can't work because of illness or disability

Benefits if you are ill or disabled - changes you need to know about

Advice about changes to your benefit if you receive Incapacity Benefit or Income Support paid because of illness or disability

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (diseases and deafness)(people with disabilities)

Basic information about claiming Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (diseases and deafness) if you're ill or have a disability because of disease or deafness caused by certain types of work

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (accidents)(people with disabilities)

Basic information about claiming Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (accidents) if you're ill or have a disability because of a work-related accident

Statutory Sick Pay

Basic information about getting Statutory Sick Pay from your employer when you're ill and can't work

Employment and Support Allowance (people with disabilities)

Information about Employment and Support Allowance, which replaced Incapacity Benefit for new customers from 27 October 2008

Hospital travel costs scheme

Basic information about the hospital travel costs scheme - financial help with travel to and from hospitals, other NHS centres and private clinics if you're referred by an NHS hospital consultant

Health costs (people with disabilities)

Basic information about getting financial help with your NHS health costs if you're receiving benefits like Income Support and for example need NHS prescription charges or sight tests

Vaccine Damage Payment (people with disabilities)

Basic information about claiming £100,000 Vaccine Damage Payment tax-free if your severe disability is caused by vaccination against certain diseases

Community Care grants

Basic information about applying for a Community Care grant if you're getting certain benefits and for example you or your family are facing long-term illness, family breakdown or need other help

Severe Disablement Allowance (people with disabilities)

Basic information about being able to claim Severe Disablement Allowance before April 2001 if you'd been unable to work for at least 28 weeks in a row because of illness or disability

Reduced Earnings Allowance

Basic information about claiming Reduced Earnings Allowance money if you're earning less because of your work-related illness or disability before 1 October 1990

Incapacity Benefit - forthcoming changes (people with disabilities)

From April 2011 there will be a migration of existing incapacity benefits customers receiving Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance or Income Support (on the grounds of illness or disability) to Employment and Support Allowance or another benefit, as appropriate.