Benefits and money

Advice on claiming disability benefits for your child or young person, plus family benefits and financial support.

Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

What is Disability Living Allowance? Who is eligible and how to make a successful claim for your child.
DLA

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Personal Independence Payment replaces Disability Living Allowance when your child is 16. Find out how PIP works and how to make a successful claim.
PIP

Universal credit

Find out who can claim UC claim and what changes with your UC when your child becomes an adult or when they claim UC themselves.
Universal credit

Changes to benefits at 16

Advice on changes to your household benefits when your disabled child turns 16, and to benefits your child can claim.
Benefits at 16

Carers Allowance

If your child gets DLA for personal care at the middle or high rate (or the standard rate of the daily living component of PIP), you may be able to claim Carer’s Allowance (CA).
Carers Allowance

Blue badges, transport & parking

Find out how to get a Blue Badge or a disabled parking spaces and how to access motability schemes.
Blue badges

Wills & trusts

Advice on planning for the future for your disabled child, including wills, trusts, Power of Attorney, Court of Protection and tax planning.
Wills & trusts
money

Cost of living

A round up of all the sources of financial help with the cost of living crisis, plus organisations offering support.
Cost of living

Need advice about claiming disability benefits?

Amaze’s benefits team can give you advice and sometimes practical support with making a claim for DLA or PIP.

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