Everything We Know About Getting the Benefits You’re Owed
Plain-English guides on Attendance Allowance, Pension Credit and the wider benefits system — written by the people who submit these claims every day.
Applying for a Parent: What Families and Power of Attorney Holders Need to Know
One of the most common questions we’re asked is "can I do this for my mum/dad?" — the short answer is yes, and here’s exactly what that involves.
Attendance Allowance and Dementia: A Carer’s Guide to Claiming
Dementia rarely looks like a single "symptom" on a form — it’s a hundred small daily moments of supervision and reassurance. Here’s how to describe that in a way the DWP can actually act on.
The Benefits Cascade: How One Claim Can Unlock Several More
Most people think of benefits as separate, one-at-a-time applications. In reality, being awarded one can directly increase — or unlock — your entitlement to several others. We call this the benefits cascade.
What Is Pension Credit — And Could You Be Missing Out?
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners who are entitled to Pension Credit have never claimed it — often because they assume a small workplace pension or a bit of savings rules them out. It doesn’t always work the way people think.
Why Nearly Half of Attendance Allowance Claims Are Rejected — And How to Avoid It
It’s not that people aren’t entitled — it’s that a 30-page government form asks exactly the wrong questions in exactly the wrong way. Here’s what actually causes rejections, and what your options are if it’s already happened.
Attendance Allowance Rates Explained: How Much Could You Get?
Attendance Allowance pays £3,988.40 or £5,959 a year depending on your rate — but DWP figures show around 90% of successful Silverwings clients get the higher rate. Here’s why the gap matters and how it’s decided.