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Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.

• Overview

  You can apply for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if you have a…

• Eligibility

  You can apply for New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if…

• What you'll get

  How much you get will depend on what stage your application is at, as well…

• Working while you claim

  You can usually work while you are claiming ESA if both of the following…

• How to claim

  You could get Universal Credit at the same time or instead of New Style…

• Your ESA claim

  After you’ve made your claim, you’ll be told if you need to have a ‘Work…

• Report a change of circumstances

  You must report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the…

Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.

• Overview

  Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if…

• Eligibility

  You must live in England, Scotland or Wales and have reached State Pension…

• What you'll get

  Pension Credit tops up: your weekly income to £218.15 if you’re single…

• How to claim

  Before you apply for Pension Credit, check if you’re eligible. When you…

• Report a change of circumstances

  You need to report changes to you and your partner’s personal and…

You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.

Get a postgraduate master's loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.

Get a postgraduate doctoral loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.

Bursaries and scholarships from universities or colleges including hardship funds.

Information for current and future grant applicants about how the UK Space Agency runs funding calls

• Updated: 12 March 2025

If you have a health condition or disability, you’ll have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.

Use the online form service to apply to register as a Temporary Registered Consignee.

Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments