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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging retirees to check if they qualify for the benefit.
Factsheet explaining what Discretionary Housing Payments are, who can claim them and how to apply.
Find out what happens if your Universal Credit claim is reviewed.
From today low-income households will start to receive the third Cost of Living Payment worth £299.
If a tenant is having difficulty paying their rent, apply for a Managed Payment to Landlord using the Apply for a Direct Rent Payment service to request payment of rent from a tenant’s Universal Credit.
Financial help and support when you first move to Universal Credit from your current benefits or tax credits.
Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
Guidance and forms for claiming or renewing tax credits. Including childcare costs, payment dates, leaving or coming to the UK, overpayments and reporting changes.
This guide explains what the fit note is and how you can use it to have a work and health discussion.
Guidance to help people understand the changes to the State Pension from 6 April 2016.
Guidance for doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, employers, and patients using fit notes (statements of fitness for work).
Send a question to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ministerial correspondence team.
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
Universal Credit information and guidance for employers.
DWP's personal information charter (or privacy policy) tells you about how and why we use your personal information and your rights and responsibilities.
Information for existing and new Universal Credit claimants with more than 2 children.
Information about Universal Credit for families with more than 2 children.
DNA testing can be used in child maintenance or inheritance disputes, or applications for contact with a child or for a child to settle in the UK
If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.
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