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Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payme…
Jobcentre Plus contact details for claims, appointments, help finding a job and finding your nearest Jobcentre Plus
Your Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - how much you get, eligibility, how to claim SSP, fit notes, disputes.
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults - DLA rates, eligibility, changes because of Personal Independence Payment.
Apply for your first National Insurance number - you must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
Sure Start Maternity Grant is a £500 payment to help with the costs of a new baby: what you'll get, eligibility and how to apply (claim form SF100).
Contact information for queries about claims that have been made for Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance
Use this claim form to apply for DLA for children under 16, in England and Wales.
Report someone committing benefit fraud - you can report anonymously.
There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to under State Pension age can get - benefits affected, benefit cap amount.
Check what help you might be able to get with childcare schemes like tax credits, Tax-Free Childcare, childcare vouchers and free childcare or education for 2 to 4-year-olds.
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