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You may be able to claim New Style Employment and Support Allowance with, or instead of Universal Credit, depending on your National Insurance record.
This guide explains what the fit note is and how you can use it to have a work and health discussion.
What is a fit note? The Statement of Fitness for Work, commonly known as…
Sample Statement of Fitness for Work document showing the sections of the…
1. Case study 1: Workplace changes based on healthcare professional’s…
Guidance for Health Professionals carrying out PIP assessment activity and for those responsible for the quality of PIP assessments.
Foreword This document has been produced by the Department for Work and…
A DWP guidance document for the Providers carrying out assessments for…
Factsheet explaining what Discretionary Housing Payments are, who can claim them and how to apply.
These easy read guides explain how you can get help from Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and how to claim it.
Banks and other financial institutions must share limited information with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) when they receive an Eligibility Verification Notice. This helps identify incorrect benefit payments, and …
This guidance explains actions required if you are given a fit note (Statement of Fitness for Work) by an employee.
How Universal Credit works if you are self-employed and how to report your self-employed income and expenses to Universal Credit every month.
This guidance is for healthcare professionals who undertake Work Capability Assessments on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Information for GPs and patients on how we collect and publish data about fit notes issued in England.
This guidance helps healthcare professions make the best use of the fit note to support patients.
Use this collection of materials to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit.
The support that is available for Universal Credit claimants who have a disability or health condition.
Information on audio recordings at telephone and face-to-face health assessments.
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
How the Universal Credit claimant commitment works and what is expected of claimants in return for getting Universal Credit.
Employers' guide to Access to Work: money to help disabled people do their jobs.
What Universal Credit means for couples who make a joint claim, including who can make a joint claim and what they will be expected to do in return.
A series of example letters sent to DLA claimants to invite them to start a claim for Personal Independence Payment.
This guide is for staff who deal with Housing Benefit overpayments for local authorities and housing authorities.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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