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Urgent information for all local authority Housing Benefit staff.
These HB Direct newsletters provided information that affected Housing Benefit.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
An explanation of the methodology used in the benefit destinations of claimants who have been sanctioned statistics.
Local authorities and DWP staff share actions they have taken to support claimaints that are affected by the benefit cap changes.
This information was for all local authority Housing Benefit (HB) staff.
This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) scheme.
Information about the Universal Credit statistics release strategy.
Guidance for local councils on how to make sure the processing of Housing Benefit claims is accurate and secure.
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