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Subsidy (S) circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
Adjudication circulars (A circulars) provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Housing Benefit (HB) bulletins provide advice, guidance and information on HB to local authority staff.
These are circulars published by the Home Office in 2021.
These are circulars published by the Home Office in 2022.
Guidance about changes to building regulations policy. Only applies to England.
These are circulars published by the Home Office in 2024.
These are circulars published by the Home Office in 2023.
These are circulars published by the Home Office in 2025.
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