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Benefits - hospitalisation: Outline
Going into hospital may affect any benefits you receive, including Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit. If someone receives Carer's Allowance because they are caring for you, this may also be affected if you go into hospital.
For more information and help, please visit the directgov.uk website.
Online services
Common questions
- How can I speed up the process of my benefits claim?
- Are there any housing grants available?
- Can my benefit be backdated?
- Do I qualify for Carer's Allowance?
- How can I access services for me and my child who has a disability?
- How can I get a carer's assessment?
- I help to care for my mother, what help is available for me?
- What are personal care services?
- Who can receive free personal care?
- How do I get a home care service?
- What kind of help is available for carers?
- Who can I speak to if I am having difficulty caring for my child and think I need help?
- I am being abused. Who can help me?
- What is Carer's Allowance?
- What is Shared Care Services?
Further information
- Housing and council tax benefits application
- Housing and council tax benefits online claim form
- Pension credit
- Benefits campaigns
- Welfare rights advice
- Online Housing and council tax benefit online change in circumstances form
- Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - information for landlords
- Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - information for tenants
- Benefit fraud
- Children's benefits
- Young carers
- Care costs and benefits advice for people moving to care homes
- Disability living allowance
- Home carers
- Choosing a care home
- Direct Payments
- Social work complaints
- Hospice care
- Supporting Your Independence
- Reception Services
- Preventing falls
- Care assessments
- Carers
- Shared care for older people
- Day care services for older people
- Care costs and benefits advice for people living at home
