Disability benefits

• Our Helpline staff can answer your general questions about Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance for children (DLA).  
• We provide easy to read guides on PIP and DLA for children. 

You could be entitled to:

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) 

This may be for you if:

• You live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
• You are 16 or over and have not reached State Pension age. 
• You will have difficulty or need help with getting around and/or daily activities such as using the toilet and preparing food. 

You score points according to the level of your difficulties. The number of points determines whether you receive the benefit and at which rate. 

Our Claiming Personal Independence Payment guide can help you apply for PIP. 

Find information on PIP for England and Wales on gov.uk or nidirect for Northern Ireland.

Adult Disability Payment (ADP)

This may be for you if:

• You live in Scotland
• You are aged 16 or over and under State Pension age.
• You have a disability or long-term health condition that affects your everyday life.

It replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for adults who live in Scotland. You do not need to apply for Adult Disability Payment if you already get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Social Security Scotland will move your benefit to Adult Disability Payment without you having to do anything. 

Find information on Adult Disability Payment on Citizens Advice Scotland or mygov.scot

Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLA) 

• This is for children under 16 living in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
• Your child needs more care or help than children of the same age without a medical condition. 

Our Claiming DLA - Children under 16 guide can help you apply for DLA. 

Find information on DLA on gov.uk for England and Wales or nidirect for Northern Ireland.

Child Disability Payment (CDP)

• This is for children under 16 living in Scotland.
• Your child needs more care or help than children of the same age without a medical condition. 
• Child Disability Payment replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children and young people living in Scotland. 

Find information on CDP on mygov.scot.

Attendance Allowance (AA) 

This may be for you if:

• You live in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
• You have reached State Pension age. 
• You have difficulty or need help with daily activities such as using the toilet and getting dressed.  

Find information on AA on gov.uk or Citizens Advice 

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit (UC)

(depending on where you live)

• This may be for you if your illness, health condition or disability makes it difficult or impossible to work. 
• Citizens Advice can help you if you feel too sick or disabled to work.  

Find information on ESA on gov.uk.

Find information on UC for England, Wales and Scotland on gov.uk or nidirect for Northern Ireland. 

If you require more information on benefits, then Citizens Advice can offer up to date information including an online benefit check.  Remember to make sure you are checking information relevant to the country where you live: 

England: citizensadvice.org.uk
Northern Ireland: citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/northern-ireland
Scotland: citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland
Wales: citizensadvice.org.uk/wales