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Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
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.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults - DLA rates, eligibility, changes because of Personal Independence Payment.
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
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.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Contact information for queries about claims that have been made for Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance
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.
Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
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
Check what help you could get with childcare through Tax-Free Childcare, Free Childcare for Working Parents and free education and childcare for 2 to 4-year-olds.
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
Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Only fill in this capability for work questionnaire if you're asked to do so, this is not a claim form.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
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