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Half a million people claiming old benefits will be invited to claim Universal Credit, unlocking all the work support it offers.
Statistical notice about changes to the way DWP will publish statistics about benefit underpayments and how it will classify cases which fail to provide evidence.
If you’re a pension scheme administrator of a public service pension scheme, check how the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud) could affect you.
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
Incapacity Benefit is help if you could not work because of an illness or disability before 31 January 2011 - it's being replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Information about Universal Credit for families with more than 2 children.
Find out how to value company benefits for your employees.
You have the right to get a copy of the information that is held about you. This is called the 'right of access'.
You can take different tax-free lump sums from your pension pot depending on the type of protected allowances you hold.
Estimates of the take-up of the main income-related benefits by caseload and expenditure in Great Britain.
Background information on Housing Benefit entitlement reductions statistics including what they cover and how they're measured.
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
British and Irish citizens and people with valid immigration status escaping the violence in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories or Lebanon can claim benefits from the day they arrive in the UK.
Find out about lifetime allowance charges following the public service pensions remedy (known as McCloud), including how to request a refund and report new charges.
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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