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Benefits and tax credits

Finding our what benefits or tax credits are available and finding appropriate help to make claim is not always a straightforward process. There are a number of organisations and resources that can help find a way through the maze so that people with MS are able to claim their entitlements.

Sources of information

Benefits and MS
An MS Society publication that provides a basic guide to benefits and tax credits. The book can be ordered or downloaded from the MS Society website.
Citizens Advice
Offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice, including debt and consumer issues, benefits, housing, legal matters and employment rights through Citizens Advice Bureaux.
MS Society branches
Many branches have a welfare officer or local support officer who can help people with MS claim the benefits to which they are entitled.
Advice Now
An independent, not-for-profit website that has information across a range of subjects, including claiming benefits.
Disability Alliance
Produces the Disability Rights Handbook and is a leading authority on social security benefits for disabled people.
Benefits Enquiry Line
Provided by the Department of Work and Pensions, the helpline offers confidential advice and information about social security benefits, how to claim them and assistance with completing forms. Helpline - 0800 88 22 00.
Directgov - money, tax and benefits
Portal for government information and services online. Includes descriptions of benefits and eligibility.