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Factsheet for claimants of Housing Benefit explaining what happens to their benefit when earnings increase.
Guidance for DWP decision makers – abbreviations used in the guide.
This guide provides ideas and good practice for all local authorities (LAs) on the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy.
A list of Housing Benefit circulars and the guidance manual chapters they relate to.
Policies and statements related to the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA): outcomes of Work Capability Assessment statistics.
Factsheet for claimants of Housing Benefit providing advice on managing money, dealing with debts and help with paying rent.
A suggested letter for local authorities to send to claimants affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy.
This page provides local authorities with information and guidance about all aspects of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) scheme.
Information about the methods and quality assurance steps used to produce the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistical release.
How to ask for an assessment to be recorded using the service provided or your own recording equipment – and the conditions that apply.
Information about benefit cap statistics and methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of statistics covered.
Good practice for local authority staff on recovering Housing Benefit overpayments.
Information about the Universal Credit statistics release strategy.
Guidance for local councils on how to make sure the processing of Housing Benefit claims is accurate and secure.
Best practice to help local authorities minimise or avoid qualified audits of Housing Benefit subsidy claims.
Code of practice on getting information from listed organisations about their customers, to help deal with fraud against the benefit system.
How we're identifying benefit fraud and the penalties people could face for deliberately withholding information for their benefit claim.
A list of the benefit and pension rates from April 2013.
Use this material to encourage people to claim Carer's Allowance online.
Changes to the Work Capability Assessment reassessment criteria from 29 September 2017.
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