Social Security Leaflets

The following leaflets should be available free from your local DWP office:

FB 2 Which Benefits (a guide to what you can claim)

N1 196 Social Security benefit rates

FB 6 Retiring? (your pension and other benefits)

NP 46 Retirement Pension

NP 38 How to Check your Additional Pension

NI 12 Unemployment Benefit

NI 230 Unemployment Benefit & occupational / personal pensions

IS 1 Income Support

RR 1 Housing Benefit (if you are in rented accommodation)

CTB 1 Help with Council Tax Benefit

FC 1 Family Credit for working Families

NI 16A Invalidity Benefit

FB 28 Sick or disabled

NP 45 Widow’s Benefits

MPL 152 & 153 War pensions

NI 48 Unpaid and late paid contributions

NI 38 Social Security abroad (your pension paid overseas)

AB 11 Help with NHS costs

AP 1 Helping Hand

DS 702 Attendance Allowance

DS 704 Disability Living Allowance

FB 31 Caring for someone

HB 6 Equipment and Services for Disabled People>

SB 16 Guide to the Social Fund

FB 28 Sick or Disabled

NI 253 ill and unable to work

Z 3 Your Social Security Benefit and Compensation

The DWP runs a free enquiry service on Freephone 0800 666 555

Special benefit enquiry line for people with disabilities:
Freephone 0800 882 200

Benefit Enquiry Line - Forms Completion Service
0800 441 144

Benefit Enquiry Line - Minicom for hard of hearing
0800 243 355

Pensions Direct for Advice on Pensions & Widows Benefits
0191 203 0203

National Insurance & Tax Advice
0645 000 444
0645 154 655

Pension Tax Credit 0800 991 234

See also:-
The Disability Rights Handbook, published by the Disability Alliance, and
Your Rights, published by Age Concern.

Your public library may have copies of these.

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Social Security Leaflets