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What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
Benefit payments and entitlement may change or stop if you, your partner…
You cannot get benefits if you go to prison, apart from: the housing…
You will not get the Universal Credit standard allowance if you’re in…
You may be able to continue getting Housing Benefit or make a claim for…
You will not count as an adult living in a property for Council Tax if…
You can continue to claim Child Benefit when you’re in prison if: your…
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is no longer a benefit. It’s now only…
How Universal Credit is affected by having money, savings and investments. We call this ‘capital’.
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if…
You must live in England, Scotland or Wales and have reached State Pension…
Pension Credit tops up: your weekly income to £227.10 if you’re single…
Before you apply for Pension Credit, check if you’re eligible. When you…
You need to report changes to you and your partner’s personal and…
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.
Universal Credit information and guidance for private and social rented sector landlords.
Universal Credit information and guidance for employers.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
Detailed information about Universal Credit.
Read the Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments.
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
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