Below are listed the situations a tenant and their family may find themselves in, with a list of the benefits they may be able to claim. Click on the benefit for more information about who can claim it.

Note that if the tenant falls into two or more categories such as a student with a child, then you should consider the benefits in both lists. The lists are not exhaustive but detail the more common benefits.

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With Children

Child Benefit
Child Tax Credit
Disability Living Allowance for child
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit/ Council Tax Benefit
In Work Credit (on starting work)
Widowed Parents Allowance
Working Tax Credit

With Disabilities / Sick

Note that from 27th October 2008 new claimants have been claiming Employment Support Allowance instead of Incapacity Benefit or Income Support on grounds of incapacity for work. Current claimants are beinf re-assessed for possible transfer to ESA from 2010-2014.

Attendance Allowance (aged 65 or over)
Disability Living Allowance (under 65 years old)
Discretionary Housing Payment
Employment and Support Allowance
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit
Income Support / Pension Credit
Incapacity Benefit
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Return to Work Credit (on starting work)
Statutory Sick Pay
Supporting People Subsidy
War Disablement Pension
Working Tax Credit (working 16 hrs or more a week)
16-19 Bursary 

 
Carer

Carers Allowance
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit
Income Support
Pension Credit
 
Seeking Work

Disability Living Allowance (under 65 years old)
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit
Income Support
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Jobseekers Allowance
Pension Credit

 
Working less than 16 hours a week

Disability Living Allowance (under 65 years old)
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit/ Council Tax Benefit
Income Support / Pension Credit
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Jobseekers Allowance

 
Working 16 hours or more a week

Disability Living Allowance (under 65 years old)
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
In Work Credit (parent starting work)
Return to Work Credit (starting work from sickness benefits - ICB, ESA or IS due to sickness)
New Enterprise Allowance / Self Employment Credit
Working Tax Credit (aged 16+ with kids; or disabled worker)

 
Working 30 hours or more a week

Same as working 16 hours, with addition of:
Working Tax Credit (to include single people and couples aged 25 or over)

 
Off work sick

Disability Living Allowance (under 65 years old)
Discretionary Housing Payment
Employment and Support Allowance
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit
Statutory Sick Pay (first 28 weeks)
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Working Tax Credit

 
Pension Credit age or over

Attendance Allowance (aged 65 or over)
Carers Allowance
Disability Living Allowance (under 65 years old)
Discretionary Housing Payment
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit
Industrial Injuries Disablement Allowance
Pension Credit
State Retirement Pension
Supporting People Subsidy
War Disablement Pension
Working Tax Credit (working 30 hrs or more a week, or starting work of 16 hrs or more a week)

Aged 16 /17 years

Carers Allowance
Disability Living Allowance
Discretionary Housing Payment
Discretionary Learner Support Fund
Discretionary Jobseekers Allowance(due to hardship)
Education Maintenance Allowance (new applicants from 2011/12 Scotland, Wales N Ireland only)
Employment and Support Allowance
Housing Benefit
Industrial Injuries Disablement Allowance
Income Support - in some circumstances
In Work Credit (parent starting work)
Jobseekers Allowance - in some circumstances
Return to Work credit (starting work from sickness benefits ICB, ESA or IS due to sickness)
Working Tax Credit (if parent or disabled worker working 16hrs+ a week)
16-19 Bursary

 
Students

Disability Living Allowance
Discretionary Housing Payment
Discretionary Learner Support Fund
Housing Benefit  - in some circumstances
Income Support - in some circumstances
Industrial Injuries Disablement Allowance
Jobseekers Allowance - in some circumstances
Working Tax Credit (if parent or disabled worker working 16hrs+ a week)
16-19 Bursary

 
Following a Death

Bereavement Allowance
Bereavement Payment
Widowed Parents Allowance

Liable for Council Tax

Council Tax Benefit
Second Adult Rebate 

 One-off expenses

Social Fund