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Guidance if you received a lower level of benefit after moving to Universal Credit, and this was due to a decision to end your old 'legacy' benefit, which was found to be incorrect.
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
An explanation of the methodology used in the benefit destinations of claimants who have been sanctioned statistics.
This document provides background information about the separated families statistics and information on how they are compiled.
Local authorities and DWP staff share actions they have taken to support claimaints that are affected by the benefit cap changes.
Statistical notice about a new series of experimental Access to Work statistics.
This information was for all local authority Housing Benefit (HB) staff.
Provides background information on the Access to Work programme and the statistics we publish on it.
Code of Practice on obtaining information from listed organisations to help tackle fraud in the benefit system.
This Code provides guidance to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), financial institutions and other relevant parties on the use of Eligibility Verification Notices (EVNs). It explains how EVNs are issued and how they…
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in the Philippines
This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) scheme.
The Code of Practice for the Debt Recovery powers for the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025.
Urgent information for all local authority Housing Benefit staff.
Statistical notice about changes in the Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up publication.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in the Republic Democratic of Congo.
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