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Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
If you think a decision is wrong, you can use this form to ask DWP to look at it again. This is called 'mandatory reconsideration'.
If a tenant is having difficulty paying their rent, apply for a Managed Payment to Landlord using the Apply for a Direct Rent Payment service to request payment of rent from a tenant’s Universal Credit.
A disability premium is extra money if you’re under Pension Credit age and registered blind or getting certain benefits - what you get, eligibility, apply
Apply to become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - how to apply or stop being an appointee.
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025 to 2026.
Use this form to claim Maternity Allowance.
Healthy Start is an NHS scheme that helps women who are pregnant or have young children and are receiving benefits buy foods such as milk or fruit.
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
Information about Housing Benefit from your local council - apply to help pay your rent
Check if you can get free NHS prescriptions, dental treatment or eye tests - or help with other NHS costs
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility
Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
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