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Request a letter to prove your State Pension and benefits, including Attendance Allowance, DLA, ESA, Income Support, JSA, Pension Credit and PIP.
Help you can get from your council’s Household Support Fund if you cannot afford to pay for essentials like energy bills and food.
The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment to people who get certain benefits - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.
Report someone committing benefit fraud - you can report anonymously.
How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953.
Send your fit note for your Employment Support Allowance (ESA) claim.
Your Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - how much you get, eligibility, how to claim SSP, fit notes, disputes.
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
Use this service if you need to repay money you owe from a benefit.
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.
Use this claim form to apply for DLA for children under 16, in England and Wales.
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
Apply for your first National Insurance number - you must have the right to live and work in the UK.
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