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2013 Housing Matters magazines produced by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO)
Sample content for communications on the recent changes to Housing Benefit (removal of the spare room subsidy).
2014 Housing Matters magazines produced by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO).
A list of articles published in Housing Matters magazine, which is produced by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO).
Urgent information for all local authority Housing Benefit staff.
Information to support the Housing Benefit speed of processing statistical reports.
How the European Social Fund (ESF) is making real and lasting changes to people’s lives and contributing to local growth.
If you are a claimant from abroad this publication gives information on what the terms 'worker' and 'self-employed person' mean for the right to reside test.
Questionnaire for users to provide feedback on the Housing Benefit debt recoveries statistics.
Guidance for local authorities on subsidies DWP pays for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) and Council Tax Benefit (CTB) schemes.
A series of recommendations from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) to encourage better employer investment in skills.
How DWP manages the release of Work and Health Programme statistics.
Details of how to elect not to receive Child Benefit.
This leaflet explains the impact of taxes, National Insurance contributions, tax credits and State Pensions for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender customers.
Use factsheet WTC/FS6 to find out what you need to do if you leave the UK, and how it affects your tax credits.
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
This note provides information on the New Enterprise Allowance programme and the statistics we publish on it.
This statistical notice is about changes to the fraud and error in the benefit system publication
These HB Direct newsletters provided information that affected Housing Benefit.
It’s important that you understand what you must do to get your benefit payment and what will happen if you don’t do this.
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