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Income Support - how much you can get
if you have children) If you or your partner is disabled You might get an additional Income Support premium if you or your partner is ill or disabled - this is called the ‘disability premium’. If you
Getting benefits if you got ill or were injured at work
examiner decides how disabled you are on a scale of 1 to 100% – this is different from other types of disability benefit. To get IIDB the medical examiner usually has to decide you’re at least 14
Justifying discrimination
to your disability, this is called discrimination arising from a disability direct age discrimination. What’s a good enough reason? The Equality Act says discrimination can be justified if the person
Discrimination in the provision of goods and services - why are you treated unfairly
protected characteristics. The characteristics that are protected by the Equality Act in relation to goods and services are: age - but only if you’re 18 or over disability gender reassignment pregnancy
Q10 - staying conscious when awake
of the form - see what it looks like How to answer the question You should answer this question if you have an illness or disability that makes you lose consciousness, or one that affects your consciousness
If you're being evicted because you asked for repairs
tries to evict you for asking for repairs or you’re worried about asking for repairs, talk to an adviser. If you have a disability If your landlord hasn’t made changes you need it could be discrimination. You might be able to challenge your eviction - check what changes your landlord has to make.
Applying for a Blue Badge
get a Blue Badge You’re automatically eligible for a Blue Badge if you: are registered as blind care for a child who is blind and aged over 2 get the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability
Check if you can get Universal Credit
but you’re still working you have a disability or illness that stops you working you have childcare costs you’re caring for someone If you already get other benefits, you might have to move to Universal
Direct discrimination in the provision of goods and services
you are. You can challenge direct discrimination if it's because of your: age - but only if you’re 18 or over disability gender reassignment pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief sex sexual
If you have a court hearing by phone or video call
for a face to face hearing instead. For example, you might not want a remote hearing if: it would make you anxious it would be difficult because you have a medical condition or disability you don’t have