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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to...
Free and impartial help with money and pensions.
Benefits that are available to you and how to apply for them.
This guidance explains the rights of European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss citizens to UK benefits and pensions.
How you can lose your protected allowances on pension savings, how to avoid this and how to tell HMRC if you lose protection.
The government has announced a package to improve pension savers' returns and boost growth in the UK, progressing reforms set out at Mansion House.
Severe Disablement Allowance is being phased out - people with severe disabilities can get Employment and Support Allowance instead
Private sector pension scheme administrators can pay, discharge or request a refund of a member’s lifetime allowance charge if it has changed following the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).
How benefits, charges and payments for pensions of Chapter 3 (local government) members are affected by the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
Pension scheme returns, Accounting for Tax returns and event reports you must complete and send to HMRC if you're a scheme administrator.
Work out the value of your pension to apply for protection from the lifetime allowance reduction in 2016.
Find out about lifetime allowance charges following the public service pensions remedy (known as McCloud), including how to request a refund and report new charges.
Tax and reporting rules for employers paying employer contributions into a pension or retirement benefit scheme
If you’re a pension scheme administrator of a judicial public service pension scheme check how the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud) could affect you.
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