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ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL CARE COMPENDIUM

Disability benefits

Bundle contents: Disability benefit, financial support, attendance allowance, Personal Independence Payment, tax-free benefit

Benefits and financial support for people with disability or a health condition. It includes the Personal Independence Payment (PIP): a tax-free benefit for people aged 16 or over who have not reached State Pension age that helps with the extra costs caused by long term ill-health or a disability; and the Attendance Allowance: a tax-free benefit for people who are State Pension age or over, have a disability and need someone to help look after them.

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