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Disability Alliance Factsheets

These factsheets provide practical information about benefits and other issues for claimants and advisers. They are free to download.

• Factsheet F1 - human rights act
• Factsheet F2 - disability living allowance for people with mental health problems  
• Factsheet F3 - charging for community care
• Factsheet F4 - charging for residential accommodation
• Factsheet F5 - community care direct payments
• Factsheet F6 - community and residential care - complaining about assessments or charges
• Factsheet F7 - benefits in hospital
• Factsheet F8 - the right payment programme
• Factsheet F9 - a guide to tax credits
• Factsheet F10 - work focused interviews
• Factsheet F11 - local housing allowance 
• Factsheet F12 - pension credit  
• Factsheet F13 - benefits and tax credits checklist
• Factsheet F14 - prescription charges/health benefits
• Factsheet F15 - finding a local advice centre
• Factsheet F16 - the stages of a parliamentary bill 
• Factsheet F17 - the motability scheme 
• Factsheet F18 - trusts - effect on benefits and tax credits
• Factsheet F19 - finding the law
• Factsheet F20 - armed forces compensation scheme
• Factsheet F21 - finding information on the disability alliance website 
• Factsheet F22 - attendance allowance 
• Factsheet F23 - disability living allowance
• Factsheet F24 - incapacity benefit
• Factsheet F25 - incapacity benefit - the personal capability assessment test
• Factsheet F26 - law centres and dial uk members providing benefits advice
• Factsheet F27 - access to work
• Factsheet F28 - bereavement benefits
• Factsheet F29 - blue badge scheme
• Factsheet F30 - carer's allowance
• Factsheet F31 - employment and support allowance overview
• Factsheet F32 - employment and support allowance medical tests
• Factsheet F33 - employment and support allowance appeals
• Factsheet F34 - employment and support allowance sanctions
• Factsheet F35 - work for people who are sick and disabled
• Factsheet F36 - reconsideration and appeal - the basics
• Factsheet F37 - medical evidence and appeals
• Factsheet F38 - tribunal submissions
• Factsheet F39 - appealing to the commissioners against a tribunal decision
• Factsheet F40 - child benefit and guardian's allowance
• Factsheet F41 - the social fund
• Factsheet F42 - maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Factsheet F43 - help with council tax
• Factsheet F44 - housing benefit
• Factsheet F45 - income support
• Factsheet F46 - jobseeker's allowance
• Factsheet F47 - child trust fund
• Factsheet F48 - education maintenance allowance
• Factsheet F49 - housing grants in england, northern ireland and wales
• Factsheet F50 - housing grants in scotland
• Factsheet F51 - disabled facilities grants
• Factsheet F52 - help with the digital switchover
• Factsheet F53 - help with heating
• Factsheet F54 - independent living fund

You can also order up to three paper versions of these factsheets if you send an A4 envelope and a 65p stamp to Disability Alliance,
Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth Street, London, E1 7SA.

If you require more than three factsheets please contact Disability Alliance on  020 7247 8776 (voice and minicom) or by fax on 020 7247 8765.