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These HB Direct newsletters provided information that affected Housing Benefit.
Urgent information for all local authority Housing Benefit staff.
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
This information was for all local authority Housing Benefit (HB) staff.
This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) scheme.
Use this material to encourage people to claim Carer's Allowance online.
New Loss of Benefit changes for claimant fraud - offences occurring wholly on or after 1 April 2013
Loss of Benefit: High level process map.
This document contains guidance for local authorities on processing claims for Housing Benefit.
This guide sets out what is required of contractors when delivering services to DWP customers in Wales.
Access to Work provider memos.
Guidelines on the use and interpretation of official statistics on children in out-of-work benefit households.
Factsheet for claimants of Housing Benefit explaining new rules from April 2013.
Guidance for local authorities on subsidies DWP pays for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) and Council Tax Benefit (CTB) schemes.
How DWP manages the release of Work and Health Programme statistics.
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