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An explanation of the process for reassessing incapacity benefits to help advisers and intermediaries support claimants.
A suggested letter for local authorities to send to claimants affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy.
Information about the methods and quality assurance steps used to produce the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistical release.
Information for all local authority staff about Universal Credit.
Local authorities and jobcentre areas that began to deliver Universal Credit as part of national expansion during 2015 and 2016.
An explanation of the methodology used in the benefit destinations of claimants who have been sanctioned statistics.
How DWP manages the publication of fraud and error in the benefit system estimates.
Advertisement to be used in print publications to publicise new rules for Housing Benefit.
This information was for all local authority Housing Benefit (HB) staff.
Information to support the Housing Benefit speed of processing statistical reports.
This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit scheme.
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