If you need more information about your present UK benefits claim, or want to establish your likely entitlement to disability benefits, you may well find what you need on the Department for Work and Pensions website at www.dwp.gov.uk

You may also wish to consult the ‘Benefit Enquiry Line for People with Disabilities’. This is a confidential telephone advice and information service for disabled people, their carers and representatives.

• Phone Number: 0800 882200
• Textphone: 0800 243355

This service offers general advice and assistance which includes completing many disability-related benefit claim forms. Information is available in Braille or large print if requested.

Another free source of support and information is the CarersLine on 0808 808 7777.

This service is run by Carers UK, which aims to empower and raise the status of carers and increase general awareness of carers and the contribution they make.

• For more information about Carers UK or to subscribe, contact the head office at 20/25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1A 4JT. Tel: 020 7490 8818.