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Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
If you cannot use the online service to apply for a Budgeting Loan, you can do it by post using this application form.
Use this form to tell us if you are working, or want to work, while claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
What to do if you disagree with a decision about an EHC plan: how to appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal
Challenge and appeal a decision about your entitlement to benefits, for example Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit.
What to expect during a phone call from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Performance Measurement team.
Use this form to claim Bereavement Support Payment.
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
Form to claim extra benefit or tax credits for a child conceived without your consent, if they are your third or subsequent child.
A Fraud and Error Prevention Service (FEPS) centre may review your benefits claim - check that a letter, phone call or text is genuine
Your council can help you after a fire in your home - Council, emergency housing, Red Cross, fire safety
A form healthcare professionals fill in if DWP asks for information in connection with Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit.
Use this form to claim Widowed Parent's Allowance if your partner died before 6 April 2017.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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