Benefits Grid (still representative of some benefits that are being phased out/renamed)
This shows what types of benefits people in different situations might be entitled to.
| Benefits | Contributory | Means tested | Falling under Universal Credit | |
| Unemployed Available for work | Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) JSA Non-contributory | √ | NO √ | √ |
| On a Low Income Working at least 16 hours a week | Income Support | √ | √ | |
| Budgeting Loan | √ | |||
| 16-19 Bursary Fund | √ | |||
| Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) not available in England | √ | |||
| Housing | Housing Benefit | √ | √ | |
| Council Tax Reduction | √ | |||
| Pregnant / with Dependent Children | Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)ESA Non-contributory | √ | NO √ | √ |
| Statutory Maternity Pay Statutory Paternity Pay Statutory Adoption Pay | NO | |||
| Maternity Allowance | NO | |||
| Child Benefit | NO | |||
| Guardian’s Allowance | NO | |||
| Child Tax Credit | Tax Credit | √ | ||
| Sick Off work for less than 28 weeks | Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) ESA Non-contributory | √ | NO √ | √ |
| Statutory Sick Pay | NO | |||
| Disabled or Long Term Sick Off work for over 28 weeks | Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit | NO | ||
| Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) ESA Non-Contributory | √ | NO √ | √ | |
| Disability Living Allowance (if under 65) | NO | Personal Independence Payments | ||
| – Caring for Sick/Disabled | Disabled Facilities Grants | √ unless the disabled person is under 16, or 19 in some cases | ||
| Carer’s Allowance | √ | |||
| Income Support | √ | |||
| Pensioner Over 68 | State Pension | √ | NO | |
| Attendance Allowance | NO | |||
| Pension Tax Credit | Tax credit | |||
| Widowed/Widower/ Deceased Partner | Widowed Parent’s Allowance | √ | NO | |
| Bereavement Allowance (for aged 45- State Pension Age) | √ | NO | ||
| Bereavement Payment | √ | NO |