DLA
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit for  people with disabilities, both children and adults.  It is aimed at people who need help looking after themselves  and at people who find it difficult to walk or to get  around. This page gives links to some specific benefits  and services.

If you are aged under 65 and need help looking after yourself or getting around:
Disability Living Allowance

If you are aged 65 or over and need help looking after yourself:
Attendance Allowance

If you are aged 16 or over, disabled and working 16 hours a week or more:
Disabled Person's Tax Credit

If you or a member of your family is severely disabled as a result of a vaccination:
Vaccine Damage Payment

Since April 2001 you have not been able to make a new claim for Severe Disability Allowance. If you are already getting it:
information about Severe Disablement Allowance

Bringing up children with special needs

If you are caring for a child who is ill or disabled:
Carers Allowance

If you are bringing up a child who is ill or disabled:
Disability Living Allowance for children under age 16

If you are responsible for at least one child or young person, you may be able to get Child Tax Credit. For information go to the:
Inland Revenue website

Caring for others

If you are caring for someone who is sick or disabled and getting one of the following benefits: Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, War Pensions Constant Attendance Allowance, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Constant Attendance Allowance:
Carer's Allowance

If you need help or support with caring for someone:
Help for carers

If you are unable to pay National Insurance (NI) contributions because you are caring for someone:
Home Responsibilities Protection

If you, or your partner if you have one, are working but have a low income, you may be able to get Working Tax Credit. For information, go to the:
Inland Revenue website

If you are responsible for at least one child or young person, you may be able to get Child Tax Credit. For information go to the:
Inland Revenue website

Disabled  people and careers / In hospital

If you or someone in your family need help with the cost of fares or petrol for travel to or from hospital for NHS treatment:
Travel costs to and from hospital

Disability Rights

For guidance on how to find out about your rights  as a disabled person, go to www.disability.gov.uk

You can get information about disability rights and  the work of the Disability Rights Commission from www.drc-gb.org

This year is the European Year of Disabled People, to highlight barriers  and discrimination faced by disabled people and to  improve the lives of those of us who have a disability.