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How defined contribution pension freedoms could affect your entitlement to social security benefits.
A Budgeting Loan is to help pay for essential things or services. These easy read guides explain how they work, who can apply and how to apply.
Detailed guidance about what Pension Credit is, how it's worked out, the eligibility rules and the application process.
A detailed guide to the assessment carried out to determine the capability for work or work related activity of ESA claimants (ESA214).
Resources for healthcare professionals to promote the special rules for end of life.
Information and guidance on how to apply for Clothing Allowance.
Information about Pension Credit and the closure of Tax Credits for people over State Pension age.
What to do if you disagree with the amount of compensation recovered under the compensation recovery scheme after the claim is settled.
A Sure Start Maternity Grant can help with the costs of having a child. These easy read guides explain how it works, who can apply and how to apply.
Find out how to contact or make a payment to the National Recoupment Team.
Background information and guidance on the benefit expenditure and caseload tables.
This staff guidance explains the social security coordination arrangements between the UK and the EU under the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
This document provides information on the 2 child payment limit for claimants of Income Support with dependants allowance.
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’.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Policies and statements for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits statistical summaries.
How DWP manages the publication of unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system estimates.
Statistical notice about changes to the way DWP will publish statistics about benefit underpayments and how it will classify cases which fail to provide evidence.
Information about benefit cap statistics and methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of statistics covered.
This guide is for people who have been authorised, nominated or commissioned to make or review Budgeting Loan decisions.
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