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Urgent information for all local authority Housing Benefit staff.
Statistical notice about 4 changes in the income-related benefits: estimates of take-up 2016 to 2017 official statistics publication.
Information on the quarterly surveys and the annual longitudinal survey of child maintenance outcomes for parents that have spoken to Child Maintenance (CM) Options.
Statistical notice about changes to the fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2019 to 2020 estimates publication.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Notice about a revision to the people on Universal Credit figures, and the restoration of data on the durations of time spent by individuals on Universal Credit.
This information was for all local authority Housing Benefit (HB) staff.
Progress measures demonstrate that providers are aware of the specific problems, issues and barriers faced by families in their Contract Package Area (CPA).
Organisations can apply for a share of £1.25 million, including VAT, to develop data and digital technology to deliver better adult social care.
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
This statistical notice advises users of a methodology review and revisions to the New Enterprise Allowance Official Statistics.
Information about the publication of Child Support Agency statistics.
Housing Matters magazines produced by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO) and civilian housing briefing dates for 2015.
These LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide information, that affects Housing Benefit and other areas of DWP, to local authority staff.
Statistical notice about a revision to the proportions of the main benefit claim of individuals starting on New Enterprise Allowance for April 2017 to December 2018.
Find out how the data you submit in your VDPS application will be stored and used.
This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) scheme.
Statistical notice about changes to the way DWP will publish statistics about benefit underpayments and call for feedback.
These HB Direct newsletters provided information that affected Housing Benefit.
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