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British and Irish citizens and people with valid immigration status escaping the violence in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories or Lebanon can claim benefits from the day they arrive in the UK.
Statistical notice about the withdrawal of the first publication in the estimates of the separated family population experimental statistics series.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 to Parliament on 27 October. This bulletin focuses on areas in which GAD advises.
These HB Direct newsletters for local authority staff provided information that affected Housing Benefit.
These LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide information that affects Housing Benefit and other areas of DWP, to local authority staff.
This note provides background information on the Work Choice programme and the statistics we publish on it.
Monthly update for employers - information about Jobcentre Plus services, support for businesses and latest news.
Statistical notice about a revision to postcode areas in claims made and starts to Universal Credit.
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.
How DWP manages the publication of fraud and error in the benefit system estimates.
This guide explains changes to Employment and Support Allowance from 3 April 2017.
This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit scheme.
Information on the quarterly surveys and the annual longitudinal survey of child maintenance outcomes for parents that have spoken to Child Maintenance (CM) Options.
Use this guidance to help you support clients with the Child Tax Credit changes from 6 April 2017, limiting the child element to 2 children.
Background information on Housing Benefit entitlement reductions statistics including what they cover and how they're measured.
Working hours and safety at sea for fisheries observers.
Statistical notice about changes to the fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2019 to 2020 estimates publication.
This document is a privacy notice for the national impact study on the Troubled Families programme.
This information was for all local authority Housing Benefit (HB) staff.
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