Condition and disability directory
These are sample pages for the prototype. Each one follows the same structure so you always know where to find rights, benefits and adjustments.
Results
Social care needs assessments and care plans
How to get a social care needs assessment and care plan from your local authority or health and social care trust, and what should happen at each stage across the four nations.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide. Last updated 18 June 2026. Last checked 18 June 2026.
Review status: Published and checked
Direct payments, personal budgets and self-directed support
How direct payments, personal budgets and Scotland's self-directed support options let you have more control over your social care arrangements.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide. Last updated 19 June 2026. Last checked 19 June 2026.
Review status: Published and checked
Paying for care: financial assessments and charging across the nations
How councils and trusts decide what you pay towards social care, including means testing, capital limits and how the rules differ across the UK.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide. Last updated 20 June 2026. Last checked 20 June 2026.
Review status: Published and checked
NHS Continuing Healthcare and continuing care equivalents
What NHS Continuing Healthcare is, who might qualify, and how the equivalent fully NHS-funded care schemes work in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide. Last updated 21 June 2026. Last checked 21 June 2026.
Review status: Published and checked
Categories
Sensory
Sight loss, hearing loss, deafblindness and sensory processing differences.
Physical and mobility
Conditions affecting movement, strength, dexterity or balance.
Learning disability
Lifelong differences in learning, understanding and everyday skills.
Neurodivergence
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette's and related differences.
Mental health
Mental health conditions, including long-term and fluctuating ones.
Chronic illness
Long-term physical health conditions such as diabetes or MS.
Pain and fatigue
Conditions where pain, energy limits or post-exertional symptoms are central.
Communication
Speech, language, voice and augmentative communication needs.
Multiple or complex disabilities
More than one condition, or needs that cut across several services.
Education and learning
SEN/ALN/ASN support, EHC plans, exam access arrangements and support in college and university.
Housing and adaptations
Home adaptations, grants, homelessness protections and tenants' rights.
Social care
Needs assessments, care and support plans, direct payments and paying for care.
Health and the NHS
Reasonable adjustments in health services, mental health support and prescriptions.
Equipment and technology
Wheelchairs, hearing and vision aids, communication aids and assistive technology.
Everyday life and access
Shopping, banking, travel, voting and everyday communication support.