What benefits are there?

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The main benefits

This is not a complete list of all the benefits you may be entitled to, but it will give you some idea of the main benefits available.

To check what benefits you may be entitled to, check our Benefits Calculator.

Don’t forget – you may be entitled to more than one benefit. For example, if you receive Income Support, you will probably be entitled to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. Just click on the links below to find out more on the Directgov website.

• Housing Benefit

You can also find out more about Housing Benefit on Doncaster Council’s website.

• Council Tax Benefit

You can also find out more about Council Tax Benefit on Doncaster Council’s website.

• Income Support

• Jobseeker’s Allowance

• Statutory Maternity Pay

• Child Benefit

• Widowed Parent’s Allowance

• Guardian’s Allowance

• Incapacity Benefit

• Statutory Sick Pay

• Attendance Allowance

• Carer’s Allowance

• Disability Living Allowance

• Industrial Injury Benefits (diseases and deafness)

• Industrial Injury Benefits (accidents)

• Tax Credits

• Pension Credit

• State Retirement Pension

• Bereavement Benefits

• Help with NHS health costs

From 31st January 2011 no new Incapacity Benefit claims have been accepted, as it has been replaced by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). At some point before 2014 those remaining on Incapacity Benefit will be phased over onto ESA. Find out more about ESA on the DirectGov website.

If your children are under 20 and in full-time education, you may be able to get free school meals for them. Find out more about Free School Meals on Doncaster Council's website.

You may also be entitled to a Mobility Travel Pass which would entitle you to travel on all buses, trams and trains in South Yorkshire, at any time (except on late night train services) for free. Further information about the mobility travel pass is available on Doncaster Council's website.

Easy-to-understand information

Visit the Directgov website for clear and straightforward information about what benefits you may be entitled to and how to claim them.

Find out more about claiming benefits

If you are aged under 60 and want to find out about making a new claim for benefits, ring Jobcentre Plus free on 0800 055 6688, 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday. Textphone 0800 023 4888. If you want to make an enquiry about a benefit you already receive, ring 0845 60 88 508.

If you are aged over 60 and want to find out about making a new claim for benefits, ring the Pension Service free on 0800 99 1234, 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday. For more information about benefits you already receive, ring 0845 60 60 265.

For general advice on benefits for disabled people, their carers and representatives, ring the Benefits Enquiry Line on 0800 88 2200.

Work out what you might be entitled to

Use our benefits calculator to work out what benefits you might be entitled to.

You can also visit our ‘Maximise your income’ page to find out what else you might be able to do to increase your income.

Apply online

You can apply online to claim the following benefits:

Jobseekers Allowance
State Pension
Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance (adult and child)
Child maintenance
Overseas State Pension – if you are a non-UK resident (including Channel Islands).

You can also visit our ‘Maximise your income’ page to find out what else you might be able to do to increase your income. It is very important to tell the benefits people straight away about any changes in your circumstances or income.