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Guidance for lenders on applying to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to recover loans from benefits paid to claimants.
A list of the benefit and pension rates from April 2013.
Factsheet for claimants of Housing Benefit explaining what happens to their benefit when earnings increase.
This page provides local authorities with information and guidance about all aspects of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) scheme.
A suggested letter for local authorities to send to claimants affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy.
Information about Pension Credit and the closure of Tax Credits for people over State Pension age.
Information about Universal Credit statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of the statistics covered.
How DWP manages the publication of fraud and error in the benefit system estimates.
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
Code of practice on getting information from listed organisations about their customers, to help deal with fraud against the benefit system.
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit guidance: Part D
Guidance for local councils on how to make sure the processing of Housing Benefit claims is accurate and secure.
Information about the methods and quality assurance steps used to produce the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistical release.
How to ask for an assessment to be recorded using the service provided or your own recording equipment – and the conditions that apply.
Information about the Work and Health Programme statistics.
How we're identifying benefit fraud and the penalties people could face for deliberately withholding information for their benefit claim.
Changes to the Work Capability Assessment reassessment criteria from 29 September 2017.
An explanation of the process for reassessing incapacity benefits to help advisers and intermediaries support claimants.
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