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Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
You have the right to get a copy of the information that is held about you. This is called the 'right of access'.
Proof of Child Benefit - what you can use.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
Includes eligibility, appeals, tax credits and Universal Credit
Find out what benefits and financial support you may be able to get.
Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
Information about Universal Credit for families with more than 2 children.
Statistics and background information on Housing Benefit entitlement reductions identified by local authorities as a proportion of expected reductions.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to under State Pension age can get - benefits affected, benefit cap amount.
If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.
Income Support is extra money to help people on a low income or none at all - rates, eligibility and how to claim
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.
Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree
Help if you're living with a health condition or disability. Includes Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Incapacity Benefit is help if you could not work because of an illness or disability before 31 January 2011 - it's being replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
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