I want to understand my condition
Clear guides to symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and living well.
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Understand your health. Get the support you are entitled to.
Plain-English guides to health conditions and disability benefits, with free self-checks for PIP, Attendance Allowance and DLA.
- Free, always
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- Written in plain English
What do you need help with?
I want to know which benefits I can get
Find the right benefit for your age and situation.
I am filling in a PIP form
Every PIP activity explained, with tips for each question.
I have been turned down
How to ask the DWP to look again, and how to appeal.
Free self-checks
See what you may be able to get
Answer simple questions, one at a time. Your answers never leave your device.
PIP points self-check
Go through the 12 PIP activities one at a time and see roughly how many points may apply to you.
About 10 minutes
PIP back pay calculator
Pick your PIP rates and the date your claim started to estimate how much back pay you could get.
About 1 minute
Attendance Allowance check
For people over State Pension age. See if you may qualify and at which rate.
About 4 minutes
NHS health costs check
Find out if you can get free prescriptions, eye tests, glasses, dental treatment and help with travel to hospital.
About 3 minutes
DLA for children check
For parents and carers of children under 16. See which parts of DLA may apply.
About 5 minutes
Disability benefits
Benefits explained simply
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
For people aged 16 to State Pension age. Up to £194.60 a week.
Attendance Allowance
For people over State Pension age who need care. Up to £114.60 a week.
DLA for children
For children under 16 who need extra care or help getting around. Up to £194.60 a week.
Rates for 2026 to 2027. None of these benefits are means-tested.
Health stopping you working? Read about New Style ESA and the Universal Credit health element.
Disability support
Discounts, concessions and extra help
Free prescriptions, Blue Badges, railcards, free carer tickets, money off bills and more.
Health conditions
Guides to living with a long-term condition
Symptoms, treatment, living well, work and benefits, explained simply for each condition.
Our community
You are not on your own
Talk to people who understand. Share tips, ask questions and support each other in our free communities.
Facebook group
Share tips, ask questions and support each other, at your own pace.
Join the Facebook group (opens in a new tab)Discord community
Live voice chat, plus chats for PIP, DLA, Attendance Allowance, ADP and over 50 health conditions.
Join our Discord (opens in a new tab)Free to join. Peer support, not medical or legal advice. Please keep personal details private.
Why you can trust our guides
Based on official sources
We use GOV.UK, the law, the NHS and NICE, and list our sources on every page.
Checked and dated
Every guide shows when it was last checked. We review each one at least once a year.
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We are not part of the DWP or any company that sells claim services.