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Employers' guide to Access to Work: money to help disabled people do their jobs.
How spouses and civil partners of armed forces personnel posted overseas can fill gaps in their National Insurance record.
Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
Detailed information about Universal Credit.
Benefits that are available to you and how to apply for them.
These LA Welfare Direct bulletins provide information that affects Housing Benefit and other areas of DWP, to local authority staff.
This guide explains changes to Universal Credit limited capability for work payments from 3 April 2017.
These easy read guides explain what Carer’s Allowance is and how you can apply for it.
These easy read guides explain what New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is, how you can apply for it, and what happens after you apply.
This guidance will help you in conversations with claimants who may be affected by the Universal Credit 2 child policy before April 2026.
How to contact DWP partnership teams for England, Scotland and Wales.
How the Universal Credit claimant commitment works and what is expected of claimants in return for getting Universal Credit.
Who is eligible to claim Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, because of Dupuytren’s contracture affecting the hand, and how to claim.
How to attract, recruit and retain disabled people.
Information about Universal Credit service charge regulations for social landlords.
Guidance for new creditors, for example, utility suppliers and landlords, on how to apply for deductions from a claimant's ESA, JSA and Pension Credit.
This easy read guide explains how you can get help from Pension Credit and how to claim it.
How defined contribution pension freedoms could affect your entitlement to social security benefits.
Guidance for healthcare professionals who issue form MAT B1 to verify a pregnancy and confirm the expected week of confinement.
Use this collection of materials to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit.
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