LRD guides and handbook March 2012

State benefits and tax credits 2012

LRD's annual guide gives union reps access to the current rates for state benefits and tax credits and the basic rules for qualification. It enables them to provide initial entitlement advice to members, setting out who is eligible, how much is payable, how to claim and where to get further advice. It covers Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, parental pay and leave, benefits relating to housing, sickness and injury at work and pension entitlements.