This handbook is free but you'll need to log in to view it. Why do I need to log in? Log in Create account Go to 1. Introduction Benefit cap 2. Adult disability payment Who can get adult disability payment Disability test: daily living and mobility components Amount of benefit 3. Best Start grant Pregnancy and baby payment Early learning payment School-age payment Responsible for the child 4. Carer support payment Who can get carer support payment The disabled person’s benefit Breaks from caring Overlapping benefits Carer element, carer premium and carer addition Amount of benefit 5. Child benefit Who can get child benefit Who counts as a child Who counts as a qualifying young person Relevant education Approved training Extension period Terminal date Responsible for a child Priority between claimants Amount of benefit 6. Child disability payment Who can get child disability payment Disability test: care component Day care conditions Night care conditions Attention with bodily functions Disability test: mobility component Amount of benefit 7. New-style employment and support allowance Who can get new-style employment and support allowance National insurance contributions Amount of benefit 8. Funeral support payment Who can get a funeral support payment 9. Guardian’s allowance Who can get guardian’s allowance Who is an eligible child Parents and adoptive parents Amount of benefit 10. Health benefits Who is exempt from charges Qualifying benefits Exempt groups Low income scheme Best Start foods 11. Housing benefit Who can get housing benefit Who cannot get housing benefit Amount of benefit Step 1: calculate the maximum housing benefit Step 2: deduct amounts for non-dependants from maximum housing benefit Step 3: if you get means-tested benefits Step 4: if you do not get means-tested benefits Personal allowances Premiums Components Step 5: work out your weekly income Step 6: calculate your housing benefit Discretionary housing payments 12. Pension age disability payment Who can get pension age disability payment Terminal illness Disability test Amount of benefit 13. Pension credit Who can get pension credit Pension age Amount of benefit Guarantee credit Step 1: calculate your appropriate minimum guarantee Step 2: work out your weekly income Step 3: deduct income from appropriate minimum guarantee Savings credit 14. Scottish child payment Who can get Scottish child payment Responsible for a child Qualifying benefits Priority between claimants Amount of benefit 15. The Scottish Welfare Fund Crisis grants Community care grants 16. Statutory adoption pay Who can get statutory adoption pay Amount of benefit 17. Universal credit Who can get universal credit Amount of benefit Step 1: capital Step 2: work out your maximum amount Standard allowance Additional elements Step 3: work out your earnings and how much can be ignored Step 4: work out your other income and how much can be ignored Step 5: calculate your total income Step 6: calculate your universal credit entitlement Claimant commitment Monthly assessment period ← Previous Non-means-tested benefit rates 2026/27 Next → 1. Introduction
