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Use this form to claim Maternity Allowance.
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.
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'.
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Let the Child Benefit Office know that your child is staying in approved education or training after the age of 16 using the CH297 online service.
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.
Check if you can get free NHS prescriptions, dental treatment or eye tests - or help with other NHS costs
Information about Housing Benefit from your local council - apply to help pay your rent
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.
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and you get Pension Credit, or a discount if you're blind or in residential care - who qualifies, how to apply
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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.
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
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.
The Payment Exception Service is a way for people who do not have a bank account to collect benefit or pension payments. It replaces the Simple Payment service
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