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Suggestions of best practice and good ideas for your Armed Forces Covenant.
This guidance is for local authorities in England and Wales who are responsible for administering Discretionary Housing Payments.
Guidance for healthcare professionals who complete medical reports for DWP or one of its assessment providers.
These easy read guides explain what Carer’s Allowance is and how you can apply for it.
Find out which businesses have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and what they are pledging to do to support you and your family.
Find out the Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance rates. You can also find the tax credits rates, thresholds and allowances up to 5 April 2025.
Information about Universal Credit service charge regulations for social landlords.
Find out about the conditions you must meet to qualify for the disability element of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.
Information for prison leavers, work coaches and probation officers about Universal Credit.
DWP provider guidance for Access to Work holistic assessments.
A DWP staff guide about how overpayments of benefits are recovered.
These Housing Benefit (subsidy) Assurance Process modules are for reporting accountants and local authorities to use.
This leaflet explains how the Child Maintenance Service works out how much child maintenance a paying parent must pay.
This guidance is for providers of all DWP employment-related programmes. It is also known as the framework generic provider guidance.
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit guidance: Part B
Guidance explaining help with the costs of childcare for parents.
Medical guidance for DWP staff who make decisions on adult cases for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and for Attendance Allowance (AA).
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
This guidance will help you in your conversations with claimants who may be affected by the Universal Credit 2 child policy.
A guide to how social security benefits and lump sum payments can affect your award of compensation.
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