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Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2020/21
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Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2020/21
Abbreviations
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Abbreviations
AA
attendance allowance
CA
carer’s allowance
CFCD
Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt Directorate
CJEU
Court of Justice of the European Union
CRU
Compensation Recovery Unit
CTB
council tax benefit
CTC
child tax credit
DLA
disability living allowance
DWP
Department for Work and Pensions
EC
European Community
ECtHR
European Court of Human Rights
EEA
European Economic Area
ESA
employment and support allowance
EU
European Union
EWC
expected week of childbirth
HB
housing benefit
HMCTS
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
HMRC
HM Revenue and Customs
IB
incapacity benefit
ICE
Independent Case Examiner
IIDB
industrial injuries disablement benefit
IS
income support
ISA
individual savings account
JSA
jobseeker’s allowance
MA
maternity allowance
MS
Medical Service
NI
national insurance
PAYE
pay as you earn
PC
pension credit
PIP
personal independence payment
REA
reduced earning allowance
SAP
statutory adoption pay
SAYE
save as you earn
SDA
severe disablement allowance
SMP
statutory maternity pay
SPBP
statutory parental bereavement pay
SPP
statutory paternity
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CPAG. "Abbreviations." In
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2020/21.
, 2020. Accessed April 4, 2026.
CPAG,
https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-219612CITANCHOR.
CPAG. "Abbreviations." In
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2020/21.
, 2020. Accessed April 4, 2026. https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-219612CITANCHOR.
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Title:
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2020/21
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Publication date:
April 8, 2020
Date accessed:
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