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Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
Good practice for local authority staff on recovering Housing Benefit overpayments.
These LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide information that affects Housing Benefit and other areas of DWP, to local authority staff.
Policies and statements for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits statistical summaries.
Information about changes to DWP statistical geographies in Official statistics releases.
Find out about Child Benefit rules if you're coming to the UK from abroad or leaving the UK.
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.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Democratic Republic of Congo. Includes advice on health, education, benefits and residence requirements.
The process when a British national dies in Albania, including registering the death, funerals, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information and guidance on how to apply for Clothing Allowance.
Code of practice on getting information from listed organisations about their customers, to help deal with fraud against the benefit system.
Information about the methods and quality assurance steps used to produce the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistical release.
Information about the Work and Health Programme statistics.
How we're identifying benefit fraud and the penalties people could face for deliberately withholding information for their benefit claim.
How tax credits debt is affected by the move to Universal Credit and what claimants may need to do.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
This easy read guide explains what Cold Weather Payments are and how you can apply for them.
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
A guide to the powers of Authorised Officers to obtain information from employers and others in connection with social security.
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