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Child Support Agency
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 Welcome to the Child Support Agency online.
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Concessionary Travel Pass
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 The new scheme entitles elderly people and people with disabilities resident in Wales to free travel on local bus services throughout the Principality. In addition, disabled people who would be unable to travel without assistance may also be entitled to take a companion with them free of charge
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Constant Attendance Allowance
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 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all. It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.
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Council Tax Benefits
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Department of Work & Pensions
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 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all. It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.
More about DWP and working for DWP
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Disability Benefits Allowance
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 Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance are two of the most important social security benefits in the UK. This site provides comprehensive information about Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.
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Attendance Allowance - Deaf People
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 Under section 17 of the Health and Social Services Adjudication's Act of 1993, Local Authorities have the right to charge for services. However the law says these charges must be reasonable and based on your ability to pay.
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Energy Saving Trust
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 The Energy Saving Trust (EST) was established as part of the UK Government's response to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. This addressed worldwide concerns on environmental issues such as climate change and global warming.
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Help the Aged
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 Chronically sick and older people may not be able to choose where they are treated when new community care regulations come into force this month, warn researchers writing in the British Medical Journal.
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Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefits
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 Benefit Rates & Amounts
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Income Support
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 Income Support is aimed at supporting people who do not have enough money to live on. These are usually people:
who are not capable of working or:
whose circumstances mean that they do not need to be available for work.
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Inland Revenue - Confidential Help-line
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 The Inland Revenue is here to ensure that everyone understands and receives what they are entitled to and understands and pays what they owe, so that everyone contributes to the UK's needs.
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Minimum Income Guarantee
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 The Government has set up The Pension Service, which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions. It has been set up to improve the service you receive, whether you are already a pensioner or are planning for your retirement, no matter how far off it might be.
The Pension Service has a network of pension centres supported by a local service. This will replace the current service provided by social security offices. To find out how to contact The Pension Service in your area
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Ofgem
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 Ofgem is the regulator for Britain's gas and electricity industries. Its role is to promote choice and value for all customers.
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Out and About - Orange Badge Scheme
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 The Orange Badge Scheme provides a national arrangement of on street parking concessions which allows close parking to shops, public buildings and numerous other places and to park in spaces that would otherwise be barred by parking restrictions.
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Residential Accommodation Allowance
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 CareAware have a series of Factsheets which provide further guidance for individual enquiries.
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UK Power
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 You could save an average of £150 per year on household bills!
Savings can be as much as £300 and more in some cases.
Use this free service to see how much you can save, then switch supplier online
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Unravelit
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 Energy prices are going up and unravelit is here to help with accurate and up-to-date savings information from all licensed energy suppliers in the country.
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uSwitch
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 Compare prices of suppliers and switch online to get your best deal. uSwitch costs nothing and saves you money.
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Winter Fuel Payments
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 We describe ourselves as a social enterprise because we use our trading surpluses to expand our ability to tackle the housing problems of low income families. Since 1990 we have assisted 5 million disadvantaged households throughout the UK.
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Useful Telephone Numbers
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Age Concern
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0800 009966
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Energy Efficiency Advice Centre
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0800 512012
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Energy Efficiency Hotline
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0845 7277200
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Energy Watch
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0845 9060708
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Winter Fuel Payments
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08459 151515
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EAGA
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0800 0720155
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