Welfare benefits and tax credits handbook 2005-2006

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), 1582 pages, £33.00 plus £3.99 postage and packing (£8.00 postage free for individual benefit claimants)

This is the seventh edition of the CPAG's comprehensive guide to the benefits system. It has separate chapters on 23 different benefits plus a detailed section on tax credits.

Each benefit is explained in terms of who can claim, which age rules apply and if you can claim for dependants. It then looks at any special rules, claiming and backdating, getting paid, challenging a decision and whether the benefit impacts on tax credit.