Government Resources - United Kingdom
Department of Health Publications - A practical
guide for disabled people
NHS Direct Online
NHS Direct Wales
Keep Well This Winter
Department of Work and Pensions - Disabled people
and carers
Disability Website - Department of Work and
Pensions
Job Centre Plus - Access to Work
New Deal - Get into work with confidence
Department of Health Publications
- A practical guide for disabled people
Where to find information, services and equipment.
http://www.doh.gov.uk/disabledguide/
Contents:
This guide tells you where to find information, services and equipment
if you:
- are a disabled person
- are an older person
- have mental health problems
- support or care for someone.
The guide is designed to provide you with accurate up-to-date information
about your rights and the services you can use. It should also be
helpful to those working in services for disabled people and in voluntary
organisations.
The site includes information on allowances and other financial support
including:
- Disability Living Allowance
- Attendance Allowance
- Child Tax Credit
- Working Tax Credit
- Incapacity Benefit
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- Income Support
- Disability Premium
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
- The Family Trust Fund
- The Independent Living (1993) Fund
- Housing Benefit
- Other Benefits, allowances and reliefs.
NHS Direct Online
Your gateway to health information on the internet
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
NHS Direct Wales
Supporting our nurse led health and information telephone service,
we offer you advice on local health services, helplines and websites.
http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/
Keep Well This Winter
http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/kwtw/kwtw.asp
A campaign which aims to provide information and support to people
aged 65 and over to enable them to keep well this winter.
The campaign, which runs from September to February, is organised
by the Welsh Assembly Government and brings together a range of initiatives,
from government and the voluntary sector, into one concerted programme.
The three Keep Well This Winter themes are: Keep Well, Keep Warm,
Keep Safe
Department of Work and Pensions - Disabled
people and carers
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/discare/index.asp
The Department is responsible for a range of benefits and services
for people who are sick or have a disability.
The Disability and Carers Directorate (DCD) supports disabled people
and their carers, whether or not they are able to work. The directorate
is responsible for providing an efficient, reliable and considerate
system of Disability Benefits, and for all disability civil rights
issues. Covers:
- Sick or unable to work
- Long-term ill or disabled
- Bringing up children with special needs
- illness or accidents caused by work
- Caring for others
- In work
- Managing on a low income
- Starting or returning to work
- Voluntary work
- In hospital
- Information about residential care
- Families visiting or living abroad
Disability Website - Department of Work and
Pensions
http://www.disability.gov.uk/
The website of the UK government's Disability Policy Division. A
resource for advice, legal and policy information
relating to disability in the UK.
This new site represents a step forward in helping people to find
out about their civil rights and to see more clearly how useful the
Internet can be as a source for information.
Job Centre Plus - Access to Work
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/cms.asp?Page=/Home/Customers/HelpForDisabledPeople/AccessToWork
Access to Work (AtW) provides advice and practical support to disabled
people and their employers to help overcome work related obstacles
resulting from disability.
As well as giving advice and information to disabled people and
employers, AtW pays a grant, through Jobcentre Plus, towards any extra
employment costs which result from disability.
New Deal
New Deal is a key part of the Government's strategy to get people
back to work. It gives people on benefits the help and support they
need to look for work, including training and job preparation.
http://www.newdeal.gov.uk/
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