Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to navigation. Coronavirus: information and updates. Home Advice and support Benefits and mental health. Benefits and mental health If your mental health means you find it hard to work or do daily tasks, you could claim benefits.
These can include: accessing mental health support talking to a mental health charity about how you are feeling talking to other disabled people on our online community Online community Support if claiming benefits affects your mental health. Warning If you need to speak to someone now If you are in danger, call If you want to talk to someone about how to get professional help, you can: call Mind information line on call Rethink Mental Illness helpline on text SHOUT to Benefits if your mental health means you need support There are 3 main benefits that you can claim if you regularly need support to manage your mental health: Personal Independence Payment PIP for people over 16 to State Pension age Disability Living Allowance DLA for people under 16 Attendance Allowance AA for people at State Pension age You can only claim 1 of these benefits for yourself.
Your mental health may affect your ability to do tasks, such as: planning and following journeys engaging with other people making budgeting decisions But look at all the activities when applying for PIP. How reliably can you complete this task? What impact does it have on your mental health? Does it take you longer to complete this task? Do you need someone with you?
Do you need to use an aid? Is a lack of motivation or tiredness affecting you? Benefits if your mental health means you cannot work There are 2 benefits you can claim if you cannot work because of your mental health condition: Universal Credit UC Employment and Support Allowance ESA If you are unsure about what benefits to claim, ask for support. Find a benefits adviser Turn2Us Find a local benefits adviser advicelocal Contact the Scope helpline.
Claiming Universal Credit when you are unable to work has 4 stages: submitting a claim for Universal Credit sending 4 weeks of fit notes showing you cannot work filling out the work capability form UC50 having a Work Capability Assessment WCA When you start claiming Universal Credit, your Work Coach might ask you to: attend meetings go on training courses look for work apply for work This is called your claimant commitment.
You may also be required to look for work and apply for jobs. But you do not have to look for work. You can be required to attend appointments with your Work Coach and go on training courses. You have no work requirements. Universal Credit UC Your Work Coach has a duty to ensure that anything they ask you is reasonable, taking into account your impairment or condition.
For example: risk of harm from working or preparing for work coping with change coping with social engagement Look at all the criteria when applying for UC or ESA. Warning Make copies When you have completed a benefits application, make a copy of the form and evidence. The DWP will not send your application and evidence back. Family Living together, marriage and civil partnership How to separate Sorting out money Making agreements about your children If you were living together Death and wills Gender violence Children and young people View all in Family.
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Get help now. Advice and information Living with mental illness Money, benefits and mental health. Money and mental health are linked.
Living with a mental health condition can make managing money more difficult. And money issues can affect mental health. Find out here what help is available to you. Money, Benefits and mental health Worrying about money can affect your mental health and living with a mental health condition can make managing money more difficult.
Welfare benefits and mental health Personal Independence Payment PIP Personal Independent Payment PIP is a benefit you can claim if you need help with daily activities or getting around because of a long-term illness or disability. Universal Credit Universal Credit UC is a benefit for people of working age who are on a low income or not well enough to work.
Benefits for mental health carers Being a carer for someone living with a mental health condition might mean you can claim certain benefits to help you and the person you care for. Mandatory reconsideration If you disagree with a decision the DWP makes about your benefits, you can ask them to look at it again.
Appealing a benefit decision If you disagree with the mandatory reconsideration decision, we explain how to appeal to a tribunal. Managing money with a mental Illness Mental health and money toolkit The Mental Health and Money Toolkit is a resource to help you understand, manage and improve your mental and financial health.
Managing money with a mental health condition Managing your money can be difficult. Lawyer Directory. Call us at 1 Disability Determination for Depression. Social Security has a list of criteria you must fulfill to qualify for disability benefits for depression. Qualifying for Disability Benefits Based on Depression Listing To qualify under the SSA's official listing for depression, your depression must be characterized by at least five of the following: depressed mood decreased energy difficulty concentrating or thinking loss of interest in most activities a slowing of physical movement or increased physical agitation appetite disturbance with weight gain or loss disturbance of sleep insomnia or oversleeping feelings of worthlessness or guilt suicidal thoughts.
Qualifying for Disability Based on Reduced Functional Capacity If you don't qualify under the SSA's requirements for major depression, above, the SSA will next consider your depression symptoms and to what extent they impair your ability to do the usual activities of daily living, and if there is any kind of work you can be expected to do.
Medical Evidence Required for Disability Based on Depression Your treating doctor should be able to submit a comprehensive psychiatric report and a well-documented psychiatric medical record showing the history of your depression to the SSA. Take our disability quiz to help you determine whether you qualify for benefits.
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