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Send your fit note for your Employment Support Allowance (ESA) claim.
Sure Start Maternity Grant is a £500 payment to help with the costs of a new baby: what you'll get, eligibility and how to apply (claim form SF100).
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.
Contact information for queries about claims that have been made for Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance
If you have a health condition or disability, you’ll have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Check what help you might be able to get with childcare schemes like tax credits, Tax-Free Childcare, childcare vouchers and free childcare or education for 2 to 4-year-olds.
Carer's Credit helps carers fill gaps in your National Insurance record to help you qualify for the State Pensions and other benefits - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim
Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
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