Welfare benefits

Click on the boxes for more about the benefits.

Carers Allowance

The main benefit for carers is called Carer’s Allowance.

Carers Credit

Carer’s Credit is a National Insurance credit that helps with gaps in your National Insurance record.

Attendance Allowance

Attendance allowance (AA) is a benefit for people who have reached the State Pension age.

Personal Independence Payment

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit paid to a disabled person or someone with a long-term illness or health condition.

Disability Living Allowance

Disability living allowance (DLA) is a benefit paid to a disabled child or a child with a long-term illness or health condition.

Council tax

You may know that people on a low income can get money off their Council Tax bill, but there are also other discounts and exemptions.

Disability Related Expenses

If the person you are caring for is being assessed by your local authority for social care services, an important element of your assessment is called Disability Related Expenses (DRE).

Other welfare benefits matters

Broadly speaking benefits are either means-tested or non-means-tested.

Latest News


  • Work with us

    • We are recruiting for a Telephone Carers Support Officer and a Parent Carer Support Officer

See all news

Join our supporter list

  Subscribe to receive updates about supporting our work in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.