Practical issues after brain injury
The effects of a brain injury are broad, and can affect many different aspects of day-to-day life.
This section gives information to help with some of the practical issues you may have after a brain injury. You can read a description of the pages in this section below, and use the links on the left to visit those that interest you.
Please contact the Headway helpline if you have any questions or would like to talk about any of these issues.
In this section
- Welfare benefits - Find out what benefits you may be able to claim after brain injury
- Driving - Information on the important legal requirements for driving after brain injury, and details of organisations who can help you get back on the road
- Returning to work - Information on employment and support services for people who have had a brain injury
- Travel insurance - Getting full insurance cover can be difficult if you have had a brain injury, but there is information here which could help you