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Use this service if you need to repay money you owe from a benefit.
Find out what benefits and financial support you may be able to get.
Send your fit note for your Employment Support Allowance (ESA) claim.
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.
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.
Apply for your first National Insurance number - you must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
Use this claim form to apply for DLA for children under 16, in England and Wales.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
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
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.
Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
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)
Contact information for queries about claims that have been made for Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance
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.
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).
Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.
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