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Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
Guidance for DWP decision makers on child maintenance.
This easy read guide explains what Attendance Allowance is and how you can apply for it.
Guidance about how to renew your Disability Confident status.
This guidance explains how to pay child maintenance using Collect & Pay arrangements and what happens if you do not make a payment.
Social rented sector landlords with Landlord Portal access can use automation, known as 'bots', to confirm their Universal Credit tenants' housing costs.
The support that is available for Universal Credit claimants who have a disability or health condition.
Find out about future services and what current appeals are ongoing.
These LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide information that affects Housing Benefit and other areas of DWP, to local authority staff.
What serious abuse or exploitation at work could mean and how to report it for investigation.
Find out what Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits are, how they are worked out, the eligibility rules and how to apply.
These easy read guides explain what SMI is and how you can apply for it.
Guidance for current creditors or suppliers, for example, utility suppliers and landlords, on how the deductions from benefit scheme works.
A summary of changes to PIP which affect how the Department for Work and Pensions decides PIP claims.
Medical guidance for DWP staff who make decisions on child cases for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Child Benefit online service.
This factsheet explains how child maintenance payments are affected when a child stays overnight with the parent who pays child maintenance.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Rules for how tribunal cases - such as social security and child support appeals - are handled in the Social Entitlement Chamber.
Information about Universal Credit for homeless people, those at risk of homelessness and the organisations supporting them.
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