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Background information and guidance on the benefit expenditure and caseload tables.
How to notify DWP to stop or restart deductions from benefits for fuel, water or rent arrears when a debtor starts or ends a ‘Breathing Space’.
A guide to the law relating to Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit including entitlement, changes in circumstances and how payments are made
Information about Pension Credit and the closure of Tax Credits for people over State Pension age.
Use this material to encourage people to claim Carer's Allowance online.
This guidance will help you in conversations with claimants who may be affected by the Universal Credit 2 child policy before April 2026.
Find out about Child Benefit rules if you're coming to the UK from abroad or leaving the UK.
This leaflet explains the process for reviewing child maintenance cases every year and how it affects paying parents and receiving parents.
How to find out if you're owed money if you claimed New Style JSA between 19 March 2020 and 19 November 2022 and said you had a pension.
A user guide to the Universal Credit Official Statistics on Stat-Xplore.
Links to websites providing help and support for young disabled people to find and stay in work.
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
Information about Universal Credit statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of the statistics covered.
This document provides background information about the separated families statistics and information on how they are compiled.
Information about support for British nationals experiencing mental health difficulties in Singapore.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
This staff guidance explains the social security coordination arrangements between the UK and the EU under the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
Resources for healthcare professionals to promote the special rules for end of life.
This guidance explains the department's policy on providing information about customers to their representatives.
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