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Benefits and tax credits

There are a variety of benefits for people with disabilities, care needs and for those caring for other people, such as Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Employment and Support Allowance (which has replaced Incapacity Benefit) and Carer's Allowance.

However, finding out about eligibility and getting 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.
Turn2Us
Charity that helps people access the money available to them. Includes a benefits checker
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.
Directgov - money, tax and benefits
Portal for government information and services online. Includes descriptions of benefits and eligibility.
Directgov online benefits adviser
An online questionnaire to help you find out to which benefits and tax credits you and your family may be entitled.