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Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
These HB Direct newsletters for local authority staff provided information that affected Housing Benefit.
These HB Direct newsletters provided information that affected Housing Benefit.
Use this material to encourage people to claim Carer's Allowance online.
Information about how the data was used in the Google Public Data Explorer and access to the separate data files.
How to ask for an assessment to be recorded using the service provided or your own recording equipment – and the conditions that apply.
New Loss of Benefit changes for claimant fraud - offences occurring wholly on or after 1 April 2013
Loss of Benefit: High level process map.
An explanation of the process for reassessing incapacity benefits to help advisers and intermediaries support claimants.
An explanation for healthcare professionals of how DWP is reassessing incapacity benefits.
This guide sets out what is required of contractors when delivering services to DWP customers in Wales.
Guidelines on the use and interpretation of official statistics on children in out-of-work benefit households.
Advertisement to be used in print publications to publicise new rules for Housing Benefit.
Sample content for communications on the recent changes to Housing Benefit (removal of the spare room subsidy).
If you are a claimant from abroad this publication gives information on what the terms 'worker' and 'self-employed person' mean for the right to reside test.
Guidance for local authorities on subsidies DWP pays for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) and Council Tax Benefit (CTB) schemes.
How DWP manages the release of Work and Health Programme statistics.
How we're identifying benefit fraud and the penalties people could face for deliberately withholding information for their benefit claim.
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