Can I claim Welfare Benefits if I’m living with a mental illness?

If you’re living with a mental illness or if your money problems are impacting on your mental health, there might be different welfare benefits you could claim to help you pay for your day-to-day things. This article explains some of the different benefits you might be able get. There are changes happening to the welfare benefits system, so it is important to keep checking what you might be entitled to, as the rules and the types of benefits sometimes change.