Benefits that you may be eligible for.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is for children and adults who need someone to look after them or have mobility difficulties. For more information about DLA please click on the link below to apply.
The benefit enquiry line for Disability Living Allowance is: 0800 88 22 00
Help with the DLA Form
Contact A Family is a UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children. To download their document relating to Disability Living Allowance, please see below:
For telephone numbers of Contact a Family in Hampshire, please click on the link below:
To request the Cerebra 'Claiming Disability Allowance for Children under 16 with brain related conditions, please click on the link http://www.cerebra.org.uk/English/getinformation/publications/Pages/DLAGuide.aspx
The Citizens Advice Bureau may also be able to help and for more information about the Alton CAB including opening times and telephone numbers, please click on the link http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/bureau_detail.html?serialnumber=101023
The link for the Bordon Citizens Advice Bureau is http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/bureau_detail.htm?serialnumber=101017
Carers Allowance
Carer's Allowance is a benefit to help people who look after someone who is disabled. You don't have to be related to, or live with, the person you care for. Find out who can get Carer's Allowance and how to claim.
The website below offers a list of entitlements and regulations surrounding Carers Allowance.
To apply for carers allowance please go to: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Caringforsomeone/DG_10018705
For more information about Carers Allowance, please go to: http://www.autism.org.uk/19043
Tax Credits
If your child has a disability, or if you're responsible for a child with a disability, you may qualify for extra Child Tax Credit.
For information relating to Tax Credits from HM Revenue and Customs please click on the link below:
Low Income Families - Benefits and Support
For families who deemed 'low income' you may wish to look at some of the following benefits that you may be entitled to. For more information click on the link below:
Working Families
Working Families is the UK’s leading work-life balance organisation. We help working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work. They provide a free Legal Helpline gives parents and carers legal and in-work benefits advice, as well as helping them to negotiate the flexible hours they want. Our ground breaking research and campaigns seek to change the way we live and work. To that end, we also work with employers to support them in creating workplaces which encourage work-life balance for everyone.
For more information go to: http://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/about-us
Contact a Family will also be able to help you. Go to http://www.cafamily.org.uk/inyourarea/england/southeast/index.html
For more information about tax credits, please go to: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/start/who-qualifies/children/disabled-child.htm
Help Advice and Support
Turn2us has an online benefit checker to ensure that you are in receipt of the correct benefits. For more information go to: http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx
The Jobcentre Plus in Alton should also be able to offer you advice. The address for the Alton Office is 1-3 Butts Road, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1LH. Telephone: 0845 604 3719
The Jobcentre Plus in Bordon should also be able to offer you advice. The address for the Bordon office is 2-4 Chalet Hill, Bordon, GU35 0TQ. Telephone: 0845 604 3719