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A disability premium is extra money if you’re under Pension Credit age and registered blind or getting certain benefits - what you get, eligibility, apply
Apply to become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - how to apply or stop being an appointee.
Use this form to claim Maternity Allowance.
Healthy Start is an NHS scheme that helps women who are pregnant or have young children and are receiving benefits buy foods such as milk or fruit.
If a tenant is having difficulty paying their rent, apply for a Managed Payment to Landlord using the Apply for a Direct Rent Payment service to request payment of rent from a tenant’s Universal Credit.
Information about Housing Benefit from your local council - apply to help pay your rent
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.
You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and you get Pension Credit, or a discount if you're blind or in residential care - who qualifies, how to apply
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility.
The Payment Exception Service is a way for people who do not have a bank account to collect benefit or pension payments. It replaces the Simple Payment service
Check if you can get free NHS prescriptions, dental treatment or eye tests - or help with other NHS costs
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
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