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If you have a long-term mental health condition you may be considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010

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

This form can be used to support you to identify what help and changes are available to help you move into work or stay in a job.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke has today announced DWP customer telephone lines will be changed to Freephone numbers.

• Updated: 18 October 2017

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Monthly Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates for England, Scotland and Wales from 2025 to 2026.

• Updated: 3 February 2025

Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation

DNA testing can be used in child maintenance or inheritance disputes, or applications for contact with a child or for a child to settle in the UK

You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record

Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance

Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay