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LA Welfare Direct bulletins: 2021

These LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide information that affects Housing Benefit and other areas of DWP, to local authority staff.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
7 January 2021
Last updated:
20 December 2021
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  1. Added LA Welfare Direct lite 12/2021 (Temporary extension to the SSP self-certification period to 28 days and fit note easement for benefits).

  2. Added LA Welfare Direct 12/2021.

  3. Added LA Welfare Direct lite 11/2021.

  4. Published new version of LA Welfare Direct 11/2021. This was to update the information for the next 'Data sharing and IT consultation and engagement forum' in paragraph 15, bullet point 1.

  5. Removed 'LA Welfare Direct 11/2021' - revised version to follow.

  6. Added LA Welfare Direct 11/2021.

  7. Added LA Welfare Direct lite 10/2021.

  8. Added LA Welfare Direct 10/2021.

  9. Added 'LA Welfare Direct lite 9/2021' and 'Appendix A: Apollo Register terms and conditions'.

  10. Added LA Welfare Direct 9/2021.

  11. Added LA Welfare Direct lite 8/21.

  12. Added 'LA Welfare Direct 8/2021' and Appendix A: Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries National Statistics survey.

  13. Updated LAWD7/2021 lite: The timing of the migration of the existing Disability Living Allowance for children claims in Scotland to Child Disability Payment has been updated in paragraph 13.

  14. Added 'LA Welfare Direct lite 7/2021' and Appendix A: Creditor template.

  15. Added LA Welfare Direct 7/21.

  16. Added 'LA Welfare Direct lite 6/2021'.

  17. Added LA Welfare Direct 6/21.

  18. Added LA Welfare Direct 5/2021 and Appendix A: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Indicator - frequently asked questions.

  19. Added LA Welfare Direct lite 4/2021.

  20. Added 'LA Welfare Direct 4/2021' and 'Appendix A: Creditor template'.

  21. Added 'LAWD3/2021' and 'Appendix A: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative - frequently asked questions'.

  22. Added LA Welfare Direct Bulletin 2/2021.

  23. First published.

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LA Welfare Direct lite 12/2021

Ref: LAWD lite 12/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct 12/2021

Ref: LAWD 12/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct lite 11/2021

Ref: LAWD lite 11/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct 11/2021

Ref: LAWD 11/21, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct lite 10/2021

Ref: LAWD lite 10/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct 10/2021

Ref: LAWD 10/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct lite 9/2021

Ref: LAWD lite 9/2021 ISSN 2054-2836

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Appendix A: Apollo Register terms and conditions

ODT, 17.6 KB

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LA Welfare Direct 9/2021

Ref: LAWD 9/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct lite 8/2021

Ref: LAWD lite 8/2021 ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct 8/2021

Ref: LAWD 8/21, ISSN 2054-2836

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Appendix A: Housing Benefit Debt Recoveries National Statistics survey

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LA Welfare Direct lite 7/2021

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Appendix A: Creditor template

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LA Welfare Direct 7/21

Ref: LAWD 7/21, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct lite 6/2021

Ref: LAWD lite 6/21, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct 6/21

Ref: LAWD 6/21, 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct 5/2021

Ref: LAWD 5/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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Appendix A: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Indicator - frequently asked questions

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LA Welfare Direct lite 4/2021

Ref: LAWD lite 4/21, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct 4/2021

Ref: LAWD 4/2021

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Appendix A: Creditor template

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Appendix A: Creditor template

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LA Welfare Direct 3/2021

Ref: LAWD 3/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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Appendix A: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative - frequently asked questions

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LA Welfare Direct 2/2021

Ref: LAWD 2/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct 1/2021

Ref: LAWD 1/2021, ISSN 2054-2836

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LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide advice, guidance and information that affects Housing Benefit (HB) and other areas of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), including:

  • policy changes
  • good practice
  • reminders

These publications replace our HB Direct newsletters and General Information Bulletins.

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