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A list of Housing Benefit circulars and the guidance manual chapters they relate to.
Links to websites providing help and support for young disabled people to find and stay in work.
This factsheet explains how to ask us to consider certain types of income when working out child maintenance – 'applying for a variation'.
This easy read guide explains what Maternity Allowance is and how you can apply for it.
This document contains guidance for local authorities on processing claims for Housing Benefit.
Guidance about the different back to work schemes available to JSA and Universal Credit claimants.
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
How tax credits debt is affected by the move to Universal Credit and what claimants may need to do.
Good practice for local authority staff on recovering Housing Benefit overpayments.
Official experimental statistics on the number of children living in low income families.
Directions about electronic communications for benefits.
This procurement policy note provides information on how government suppliers can help support veterans and service spouses and partners.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Information to support the Housing Benefit speed of processing statistical reports.
Information about Universal Credit statistics quality.
This document contains the following information: CRB code of practice: for registered persons and other recipients of disclosure information
Factsheet for claimants of Housing Benefit explaining what happens to their benefit when earnings increase.
Information and guidance on how to apply for Clothing Allowance.
How to notify DWP to stop or restart deductions from benefits for fuel, water or rent arrears when a debtor starts or ends a ‘Breathing Space’.
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