Your benefit rights – what you can do to defend your entitlements
The best-known advice agencies mainly tell people how to comply with
the rules. Most of them don’t give us the information we need to press for our rights and any concessions made. The information here comes from sharing our experiences with other grassroots groups, claimants, anti-poverty campaigners, single mums, tenants’ rights and disability campaigners, and lawyers
bringing legal challenges.
**NEW:
Forced prepay meters — know your rights here
Claim full disability payment of Universal Credit before cuts start info
ESA to Universal Credit — things to know and helpful tips here
Benefits
- Bedroom tax
- Challenging benefit sanctions
- Council Tax
- Disability Living Allowance — under 16s or over 65
- Employment and Support Allowance
- ESA to UC — things to know and helpful tips
- PIP Personal Independence Payments
- PIP — Exemption from face-to-face exam Leaflet on exemption from face-to-face interview for PIP, to give to your GP or other professional, or you can use it yourself
- PIP law change — back payments for social support needs
- Universal Credit — claim full disability payment before cuts start
- Universal Credit self-help info and tips
- Exemption from face-to-face exam — work capability assessment ESA and Universal Credit Leaflet on exemption from face-to-face interview for WCA, to give to your GP or other professional, or you can use it yourself. For Work Capability Assessment issues, the CHDA contact email has changed to: Customer-relations@CHDA.DWP.GOV.UK
Help with bills
- Energy bills — cash help for customers who are struggling to pay
- Forced prepay meters — know your rights here
- Water bills help