The International Pension Centre (IPC) deals with claims to State Pension, Bereavement Benefits, benefits for Industrial Injuries and diseases, contribution-based Jobseekers Allowance, Maternity Allowance and Incapacity Benefit for people living outside the UK and those living in the UK who have lived or worked in other countries that apply the European Community (EC) rules on social security or in a country that has a Reciprocal Social Security Agreement with the UK