This A-Z of benefits and services gives you information about DWP benefits and services. Simply select the relevant letter. For example, go to C to find out about Carer's Allowance.

You can also use this page to find out more about social security agreements with other countries.

Access to Work (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Additional State Pension (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Applying for a National Insurance number
Attendance Allowance (AA)

Back to Work Bonus (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Barbados, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Bereavement Allowance (replaces Widow's Pension) (This link will take you to The Jobcentre Plus website)
Bereavement Payment (formerly Widow's Payment) (This link will take you to The Jobcentre Plus website)
Bermuda, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Budgeting Loans (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Business Start Up (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)

Canada, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Carer's Allowance
Care homes (This will take you to The Pension Service website)
Child Benefit (This link will take you to the Inland Revenue website)
Child Benefit someone gets for you (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Child Maintenance Bonus
Child Support Maintenance
Christmas Bonus
Claim Forms (Pensions claim forms are available on The Pension Service website)
Cold Weather Payment (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Combined Pension Forecasting (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Community Care Grants
Council Tax Benefit
Council Tax Benefit Extended Payment
Crisis Loans
Cyprus, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and

Direct Payment
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children under age 16  
Disabled Person's Tax Credit (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Downloadable Claim Forms

Employment on Trial (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
European Community (also Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and the
Extended Payment of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit - also known as Housing Benefit Run On (HBRO)
Extra rules for people coming from abroad

Financial Assistance Scheme - Spring 2005
Forms
Free milk for disabled children (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Funeral Payment (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)

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Guardian's Allowance (This link will take you to the Inland Revenue website)

Help for carers
Help with health costs (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Home Responsibilities Protection (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Housing Benefit
Housing Benefit Extended Payment

Iceland (also the European Community, Liechtenstein and Norway), Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Incapacity Benefit (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Income Support (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Income Support for residential accommodation
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (accidents) (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (disease) (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Information: how we safeguard customer information and gather and use other information
Important information for married people - Inheritance of SERPS (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Israel, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and

Jamaica, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Jersey and Guernsey, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Job Grant (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Jobseeker's Allowance (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)

Liechtenstein (also the European Community, Iceland and Norway), Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Linking: 52 weeks linking (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Local Housing Allowance
Lone Parent's Benefit Run-on (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)

Malta, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Maternity Allowance (MA) (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Maternity leave, time off for
Mauritius, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Medical treatment and care for War Pensioners (This link will take you to the Veteran's Agency website)
Minimum Income Guarantee (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Mortgage Interest Run-On

National Insurance number, Applying for a
New Deal for Lone Parents (This link will take you to the New Deal website)
New Deal for Partners (This link will take you to the New Deal website)
New Deal for people aged 25 plus (This link will take you to the New Deal website)
New Deal for people aged 50 plus (This link will take you to the New Deal website)
New Deal for Young People (This link will take you to the New Deal website)
New Zealand, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and
Norway (also the European Community, Iceland and Liechtenstein), Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and

Occupational pensions (This link will take you to the Pension Service website)
Other allowances paid with War Disablement Pension (This link will take you to the Veteran's Agency website)
Other allowances associated with War Widow's Pension (This link will take you to the Veteran's Agency website)
Over 50 (This link will take you to the over 50 website)
Over 80 Pension (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)

Pension Credit (This will take you to The Pension Service website)
Personal pensions (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Pensioners' Guide (This link will take you to The Pensioners Guide website)
Philippines, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and the

Pneumoconiosis (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)

Rapid Reclaim (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Reduced Earnings Allowance (REA) (This will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)
Reporting an accident
Retirement (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Retirement Pension (This will take you to The Pension Service website)
Retirement Pension Forecast (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Regulatory Impact Assessment

Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) (This will take you to The Jobcentre Plus website)
Social Fund (This will take you to The Jobcentre Plus website)
Social Fund Crisis Loans
Social security agreements between the UK and other countries
Stakeholder Pensions (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Stakeholder pensions - A guide for employers (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Stakeholder pensions - A guide for pension scheme providers (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
State pensions (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
State Pension Forecast (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Statutory Adoption Pay
Statutory Maternity Pay
Statutory Paternity Pay
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
Sure Start Maternity Grants
Switzerland, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and

USA, Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and the

Vaccine damage payments

War Disablement Pension (This link will take you to the Veterans Agency website)
War Widow's Pension (This link will take you to the Veterans Agency website)
Widowed Parent's Allowance (formerly Widowed Mother's Allowance)
Winter Fuel Payments (This link will take you to The Pension Service website)
Working Tax Credit (This link will take you to The Inland Revenue website)

Yugoslavia (applies to the Republics of the former Yugoslavia), Social security agreement between the United Kingdom and