Benefits

Read the Work Programme Provider Guidance here

If you have been sent on the Work Programme, or are going on it shortly, reading the guidance the government sends to those organisations that deliver the programme is worthwhile. No matter which organisation you attend they will have to stick to the rules in this document, so you might want to read it before you start.

Work Programme Provider Guidance

Help with your Council Tax – Council Tax Benefit

This Citizens Advice Bureau Guide will help you understand whether you can claim Council Tax Benefit. This could reduce your Council Tax bill ifyou are eligible.

Employment and Support Allowance

The Employment and Support Allowance is payable to those who can't work due to sickness or disability. This Citizens Advice Bureau guide will tell you if you can claim it and how to do this.

Benefits for people who are sick or disabled

Sickness and disability benefits are payable to those who can't work for these reasons. Take a look at this Citizens Advice Bureau guide to see if you can claim.

Help with your rent – Housing Benefit

This Citizens Advice Bureau guide sets out Housing Benefit options, payable if you can't afford your rent. There are many rules, so if in doubt talk to your local Citizens Advice Bureau for up to date information.

The benefit cap - what you need to know

The benefit cap means total benefit payments will be restricted for most people. Take a look at Citizens Advice Bureau's guide below to see how this will affect you.

Benefits for people looking for work

This Citizens Advice Bureau guidance will help you understand what benefits you can get if you are unemployed and looking for work, what you have to do to keep it and what to do if it goes wrong.

Dismissal and benefits

If you have been dismissed from work you may be entitled to claim benefits. This Citizens Advice Bureau guide tells you what you can claim.

Dismissal

If you have been dismissed rather than made redundant you need to understand whether it was fair or not. This Citizens Advice Bureau guide will help you, and let you know what to do next.

What is redundancy and when can it happen to you?

This Citizens Advice Bureau guide can help you understand why you have been made redundant, whether it was legal and what does not count as redundancy. Read it if you are at risk of redundancy or have been made redundant.

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