Help and Information

A Variety of Links to Useful Organisations that support Living with Parkinson's

Personal Independence Payment

Goverment Website with Information and Link to Start Your Claim For PIP

Appealing PIP

Many PiP applicants are Turned down but successful after appealing. Here you can get advice on the process

Carer’s Allowance is a benefit for unpaid carers. It’s controlled centrally by government, and worth an extra £3,515 per year to support us in our caring role. It’s normally very quick to work out if we are eligible for Carer’s Allowance using our handy tool. Alternatively, take a look at our full guide to carer’s allowance below.Find out in less than three minutes if you could receive financial support with this simple and free claim checker.

Attendance Allowance

As carers, we often find ourselves supporting the person we care for to apply for Attendance Allowance. So with input from unpaid carers in our community, here’s our guide to supporting carers through the process.

Pension Credit

Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if you’re over State Pension age and on a low income. Pension Credit can also help with housing costs such as ground rent or service charges.

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

You can get £96.35 per week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if you’re too ill to work. It’s paid by your employer for up to 28 weeks.

NHS-funded nursing care

NHS-funded nursing care is when the NHS pays for the nursing care component of nursing home fees. The NHS pays a flat rate directly to the care home towards the cost of this nursing care.

Armed forces compensation

You can claim for compensation if while serving in the armed forces:
you got an injury or illness
an existing condition you had was made worse

Council Tax Disabled Band Reduction Scheme

You may be entitled to a reduction in your Council Tax bill if your home has certain features that are essential to you living there.

Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit is being replaced by Universal Credit. Most people will need to claim Universal Credit instead.

Council Tax Disabled Band Reduction Scheme

You may be entitled to a reduction in your Council Tax bill if your home has certain features that are essential to you living there.

Help with the Costs of Water

Watersure Sheme

TV Licence Concessions

Help with the cost of the TV Licence

Help With Heating Your Home

Warm Home Discount

Blue Badge parking scheme

The Blue Badge scheme provides a range of parking benefits for disabled people with severe walking difficulties who travel either as drivers or as passengers.

Vehicle tax exemption

You Maybe eligatable to free car tax

Help With Heating Your Home

Warm Home Discount

Help and Information

Personal Independence Payment

The PIP Assesment

Appealing PIP

Careers Allowance

Attendance Allowance

Pension Credit

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

NHS-funded nursing care

Armed forces compensation

Council Tax Disabled Band Reduction Scheme

Housing Benefit

Council Tax Disabled Band Reduction Scheme

Help with the Costs of Water

TV Licence Concessions

Help With Heating Your Home

Blue Badge parking scheme

Vehicle tax exemption

Help With Heating Your Home

PD Exercises

The Importance of Oral Care in Parkinson’s Disease