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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 Carer's Allowance Unit, telephone number and address
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.
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.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults - DLA rates, eligibility, changes because of Personal Independence Payment.
Report changes in circumstances if you're claiming or have applied for Carer's Allowance - if you get a job, take a break from caring for someone, stop being a carer
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
Challenge a benefit decision - how to ask for a mandatory reconsideration, evidence you'll need, deadlines and what happens next.
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
If you have a health condition or disability, you’ll have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.
Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
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