Mental Health and Benefits Handbook, 2nd ed

A comprehensive guide to benefits for people living with mental health problems. It provides legal insight and practical guidance for the different stages of a benefit claim and addresses the problems that might be encountered.

The handbook includes an overview of mental health symptoms and treatments and how to discuss them and highlights the specific barriers within the benefits system for people affected by mental health problems.

People with lived experience of mental health problems and of claiming benefits have shared their insights, and we have used this experience to help inform our guidance and examples.