Financial help for single parents who are not working due to ill health

This factsheet briefly outlines the different types of financial help available to single parents who have short- or long-term ill health and are either working, not working, thinking of moving into work or thinking of giving up work.

For more information on additional financial help you may be entitled to for looking after a dependent child or children please call the Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline.

What financial help is available?

Claiming Employment Support Allowance (ESA)

What can I claim in my circumstances?

An example of how a single parent's benefits change when moving from ill-health-related benefits to in-work benefits

Further help and information