Resource Centre
Financial support
How to pay for end-of-life care
Living with a terminal illness or caring for someone who is terminally ill can be expensive; read this introduction to what financial help may be available.
Attendance Allowance
If you are of State Pension age and require care and supervision, you may be eligible to receive Attendance Allowance.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Find out if you're eligible for Personal Independence Payment, designed to help people under State Pension age with some of the extra costs associated with long-term illness or disability.
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Establish if you can apply for this means-tested capital grant, aimed at people of any age with a permanent disability.
NHS funding for care
Nursing care costs for care outside hospital may be paid for by the NHS under certain circumstances through NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care options.
Your rights and benefits at work when sick
Find out what you might be eligible to receive following a diagnosis of an incurable illness, including Statutory Sick Pay and New Style Employment and Support Allowance.
Benefits and finances when someone dies
There are various benefits that you may be able to receive when someone dies, including Bereavement Support Payment and help with funeral costs.
Local authority funding
Social care is not always free at the point of use; find out about the rules that govern local authority funding and if you are eligible to receive it.