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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.
The benefit cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit you can get. It…
You’re not affected by the cap if you’re over State Pension age. If you’re…
The benefit cap might not affect your Universal Credit payments for up to…
Contact the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if you’re affected by…
The amount you get through the benefit cap depends on whether: you live…
Find out how to complete and submit a return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file (EFTF).
Guidance on the charge cap that applies to occupational pension schemes used for automatic enrolment.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
How to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
Find out about the new CAP schemes in England, including Basic Payment and Rural Development Programme for England schemes.
Check the tariff classification for information displays.
Statistics on households affected by the benefit cap.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
Check the tariff classification for a wine tool set in a wooden box.
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