Housing Benefit adjudication circulars 2020
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
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Adjudication circulars provide advice, guidance and information on Housing Benefit to local authority staff. They update the Housing Benefit guidance manual.
The circulars make many references to Council Tax Benefit as this was administered by local authorities alongside Housing Benefit until March 2013. In April 2013 Council Tax Benefit was replaced by local authorities’ own council tax support and reduction schemes, removing DWP’s involvement.
Readers will need to consider references to Council Tax Benefit in these documents accordingly.
For enquiries about the distribution of circulars, email: lawelfare.correspondence@dwp.gov.uk
Last updated 10 February 2021 + show all updates
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Updated email address for enquiries about the distribution of adjudication circulars.
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Added circulars A10/2020: Pre-1996 cases: Rent Officer referrals and A11/2020: Changes to Housing Benefit for claimants in receipt of Severe Disability Premium.
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Added circular A9/2020: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative re-launch.
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Added circular A8/2020: The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020 – (England and Wales).
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Added circular A7/2020: The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020
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Revised HB circular A1/2020 (4th revision). As part of the government’s response to COVID 19, changes have now been made to Universal Credit which affect the rates shown in the following Appendix: Appendix C Annex 5: UC rates (monthly rates).
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Revised HB circular A1/2020 Housing Benefit: Uprating 2020-21: As part of the government’s response to COVID 19, changes have been made to the basic rate of Working Tax Credits and the Additional Earnings disregard which affect the rates shown in the following Appendices: Appendix A: Additional earnings disregard increased for 2020, Appendix B: Additional earnings disregard increased for 2020 and Appendix E: Working Tax Credits basic rate increased for 2020.
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Added circular A6/2020 State Pension Adult Dependency Increase ending and example letter sent to customers.
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Added HB circulars A4/2020: Housing Benefit operational information, performance support and engagement 2020-21 and A5/2020: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative.
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Added HB circular A3/2020: Changes to the Severe Disability Premium process and example form - Referral to Housing Benefit for claimants in receipt of SDP.
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Added HB circular A2/2020 War Pensions: Uprating 2020.
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Added HB A1/2020 - Universal Credit rates - Appendix C - Annex 5.
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