First of all,happy birthday. The best thing to do is to contact your local social security office/jobcentre. They will be able to inform you of all the benefits you are entitled to,and will send you the necessary forms to fill in.
You will probably need a doctors certificate as well to send in with the forms as proof of your disability,so if you haven't already got this,then it's worth sorting it out as soon as possible to save time. More.
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