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This page provides local authorities with information and guidance about all aspects of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) scheme.
How to ask for a further, independent review of a Budgeting Loan decision if you’re still unhappy after Jobcentre Plus have reviewed it.
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
These easy read guides explain what Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) is and how you can apply for it.
Use this material to encourage people to claim Carer's Allowance online.
How DWP manages the release of Connect to Work statistics.
To provide the necessary Firm Base support to service personnel, civilians and their families serving with NATO and the European Union in Europe and Turkey to deliver success on operations.
How to apply for a special payment if you claimed Income Support because of a disability or health condition instead of Employment and Support Allowance.
How tax credits debt is affected by the move to Universal Credit and what claimants may need to do.
This guidance will help you in conversations with claimants who may be affected by the Universal Credit 2 child policy before April 2026.
A guide to the powers of Authorised Officers to obtain information from employers and others in connection with social security.
Good practice for local authority staff on recovering Housing Benefit overpayments.
Information about the methods and quality assurance steps used to produce the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistical release.
This easy read guide explains what Maternity Allowance is and how you can apply for it.
Code of Practice on obtaining information from listed organisations to help tackle fraud in the benefit system.
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.
This staff guidance explains the social security coordination arrangements between the UK and the EU under the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
How learning providers can help Jobcentre Plus and employers fill job vacancies more efficiently through Sector-based work academy programmes.
Information on the sources of the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments (WCA) statistics and on their derivation.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
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