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Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
Find out what benefits and financial support you may be able to get.
Help if you're looking for a new job, are out of work or affected by redundancy. Includes Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA).
Help if you're living with a health condition or disability. Includes Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Universal Credit is replacing 6 other benefits with a single monthly payment if you're out of work or on a low income - eligibility, how to prepare.
Help with heating, housing and other living costs. Includes Universal Credit.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Includes Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Attendance Allowance
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
Help if you’re unable to work because you’re ill or self-isolating. Includes Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
As an employer, you might need to report any expenses or benefits you provide to employees - tax and National Insurance (NI) payments
If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
Find out about the legal background to expenses payments and benefits received by directors and employees.
Find out about non-cash benefits in connection with termination of employment or from employer-financed retirement benefits scheme
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
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
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