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This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) scheme.
This guidance is for people of Chagossian descent who have, or are applying for, British citizenship and are planning to move to the UK.
Factsheet for claimants of Housing Benefit explaining what happens to their benefit when earnings increase.
This guidance explains the department's policy on providing information about customers to their representatives.
General and specialist support and advice about housing and homelessness, and help with household items and clothing.
A guide to using simple, consistent language when writing about automatic enrolment and pensions
Policies and statements for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits statistical summaries.
How to register and apply for tender opportunities through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Test and Learn Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
Factsheet for claimants of Housing Benefit providing advice on managing money, dealing with debts and help with paying rent.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Good practice for local authority staff on recovering Housing Benefit overpayments.
These Universal Credit newsletters are published quarterly and provide information to social and private landlords about Universal Credit.
How to ask for an assessment to be recorded using the service provided or your own recording equipment – and the conditions that apply.
Read about Reducing Parental Conflict activity in local areas to support families in conflict.
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.
Guidance on how to report a security vulnerability on a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) system.
Background information and guidance on the benefit expenditure and caseload tables.
This factsheet explains how we adjust child maintenance payments when children live with different parents ('split care').
This easy read guide explains what Maternity Allowance is and how you can apply for it.
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