Contact us on 0300 303 2500 if all of the following apply to you –
• You are a member of a couple who live together, and
• You are not receiving Income Related ESA, Income Support, Income Based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Universal Credit or Pension Credit, and
• One of you works for 16 or more hours per week, and
• The other is sick or disabled.
Category: Welfare Reforms
There’s been a change in the Housing Benefit rules – Could you benefit?
Changes to Housing Benefit and Pension Credit when abroad
From the 28th July 2016 the length of time Housing Benefit and Pension Credit can be paid when you are outside Great Britain is being restricted. Read more
Benefit Cap is changing
The amount of the Benefit Cap is changing.
This is the total amount in benefits your household can receive. These changes will take effect from Autumn 2016. Read more
Changes are happening to Disability Living Allowance
Welfare reforms are continuing the affect the benefits you may receive.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is ending for people who were born after 8 April 1948 and are 16. If you receive DLA it will continue to be paid to you until the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) writes to let you know when your payments will stop. When this happened you’ll be invited to apply for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a new benefit that helps with some of the extra costs caused by long term ill-health or disability.
NEW Swan Welfare Reform Infomercials in English and Bangla
The changes the Government is making to benefits will start in April 2013
To help explain these changes, and how we can help you get ready for them, we have produced these videos, the first in English, the 2nd in Bengali (Bangla) Read more
All about Discretionary Housing Payments
What do you know about Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP)?
DHP is a pot of money held and managed by your Local Authority. The money is used to help residents who receive Housing Benefit that doesn’t cover the full amount of their rent. Read more
Have you received a benefit overpayment?
The Department for Work and Pensions is carrying out an exercise to check that you have provided the correct information about your income to calculate your benefit entitlement. Read more
Changes to Jobseekers Allowance
Changes to Jobseekers Allowance from 28 April 2014 may affect you. Read more
Benefit Cap Update
The Benefit Cap began to impact Swan residents on 28 August 2013. Since it was introduced, Swan’s Welfare Benefits Officers have assisted residents affected by the Cap to claim a total of £7,517.69 in Discretionary Housing Payments. Read more
Helping you through Welfare Reform
Do you know that we have a dedicated team who can help you negotiate the changes in the Welfare Benefit system? Read more
