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66 Benefits In Find out what you might be entitled to. The system is complex and often changes, so we can’t explain it all here. Benefits are often linked – having one may entitle you to another. We don’t give amounts here as they change every April, and we cannot guarantee that you will get every benefit that you claim. Remember to get help! Benefits are complicated, so: l Get advice about what to claim l Get help to claim it l Get more help if they turn you down – appeal within one month as they may change their decision or they may have made a mistake If you’re not sure whether you’re eligible, our advice is: claim it to find out! Jobcentre Plus There are different benefits if you cannot work, if you need care and help, if you need help with your rent and council tax, if you are a parent or carer, or if your income is below a level set by the Government. Some benefits depend on paying the right National Insurance contributions or being credited with them. You can get independent benefits advice and help from Disability Cambridgeshire, Disability Huntingdonshire (see back page) or one of the agencies listed on pages 72 to 73. Jobcentre Plus is the agency that deals with most benefit claims. You can claim Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance by calling 0800 055 6688 (textphone 0800 023 4888). Or claim online – go to www.dwp.gov.uk/eservice. For DLA claims, see the next page. Jobcentre Plus Offices These include some outside the county that serve some Cambridgeshire villages. Cambridge Henry Giles House 73–79 Chesterton Road Cambridge CB4 3BQ 01223 545000 01223 364549 (textphone) Ely 52 Market Street Ely CB7 4LS 01353 605400 Huntingdon 2–6 Hartford Road Huntingdon PE29 3PB 01480 322000 Newmarket Wellington Street Newmarket CB8 0WJ 01638 683600 0845 603 2852 (textphone) Peterborough Clifton House, 84 Broadway Peterborough PE1 1QZ 01733 297600 0845 608 8617 (textphone) Wisbech Albion House, Albion Place Wisbech PE13 1AN 01945 675800
Benefits you can claim Disability Living Allowance (DLA) This is paid in two parts: care, if you need looking after, and mobility if you need help getting around. You may get both or only one of these – it depends on your needs. Claim by getting the form from the Benefit Enquiry Line on 0800 882 200, textphone 0800 243 355. A successful claim will date from the day you called them if you return the form within six weeks. Or claim online at www.dwp.gov.uk/eservice. The form is very long – get help to fill it in as writing all the right information down will help the claim succeed. DLA Care has three rates – lower, middle and higher. To qualify, you have to show that you need help with things like washing, dressing or going to the toilet, or that you might need to be supervised by someone. You don’t actually have to be getting the help – it’s about showing the need, so you can claim even if you cope on your own. If you get DLA Care, somebody who looks after you may be able to claim Carer’s Allowance, but that may affect other benefits you claim, so check first. DLA Mobility has two rates. You’ll get the higher rate if you can’t walk, if you can’t walk without pain or walk safely, if you are deaf and blind, if you have no legs or feet or, from 2011, if you have a very severe visual impairment. You may get the lower rate if you can walk but need someone with you when outdoors. Getting DLA means you may get more money if you claim benefits like Income Support, Housing Benefit or Employment and Support Allowance. If you get higher rate Mobility you can use the benefit to get a Motability car (see page 15) and you do not have to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (‘road tax’). If your impairment gets worse after you claim, you may get a higher rate than you did before or qualify for a component you did not get at all. Tell the Disability Contact and Processing Unit. It’s a good idea to get advice first. Disability Contact and Processing Unit Warbreck House, Warbreck Hill Road Blackpool FY2 0YE 08457 123456 08457 224433 (textphone) What has happened to Incapacity Benefit? Incapacity Benefit (IB) is no longer available to new claimants – see Employment and Support Allowance (page 68) If you were receiving IB (or Income Support paid because of incapacity) before October 27th 2008: l You will continue, for a period, to receive that benefit as long as you continue to satisfy the entitlement conditions. l For a while, you will be assessed under the old rules. l If you are under 25, you will be assessed under the new Work Capability Assessment, but you will remain entitled to IB/IS if you pass this more difficult test. l You will eventually be moved onto ESA, but you will not get less benefit as a result. l If you stopped claiming to start full-time work before October 27th 2008 you can make a new claim within 104 weeks and return to your old benefits. 67
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