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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 payment…
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.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
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.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults - DLA rates, eligibility, changes because of Personal Independence Payment.
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.
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.
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
Use the Attendance Allowance claim form to apply for financial help for your personal care if you're disabled and State Pension age or older.
Check if you were contracted out of the Additional State Pension and what it means for your State Pension
Report someone committing benefit fraud - you can report anonymously.
Use this claim form to apply for DLA for children under 16, in England and Wales.
Help you can get from your council’s Household Support Fund if you cannot afford to pay for essentials like energy bills and food.
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment
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