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Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit guidance: Part A
This information is for local authority staff who process claims and administer Housing Benefit, including Local Housing Allowance.
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
Detailed guidance about what Pension Credit is, how it's worked out, the eligibility rules and the application process.
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit guidance: Part B
This guidance is for providers of all DWP employment-related programmes. It is also known as the framework generic provider guidance.
A detailed guide to the assessment carried out to determine the capability for work or work related activity of ESA claimants (ESA214).
What Universal Credit means for couples who make a joint claim, including who can make a joint claim and what they will be expected to do in return.
A series of example letters sent to DLA claimants to invite them to start a claim for Personal Independence Payment.
Information about Pension Credit and the closure of Tax Credits for people over State Pension age.
A DWP staff guide about how overpayments of benefits are recovered.
Information for Compensation Recovery Unit customers including compensators and their representatives and personal injury claims managers.
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit guidance: Part C
Information about the main differences between Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
This guide provides ideas and good practice for all local authorities (LAs) on the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy.
Guidance for DWP decision makers – abbreviations used in the guide.
A list of Housing Benefit circulars and the guidance manual chapters they relate to.
Guidance for DWP staff who suspend or terminate payment of benefit or defer a decision on a benefit claim.
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