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Taking up your State Pension later - what you'll get, how to defer, extra State Pension and lump sum payment.
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) calculator - calculate SSP for an employee
New rules meaning over 180,000 Universal Credit claimants will have to look for more work have come into force today (Monday 13 May), as the Government helps people progress in work and off welfare.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
Future Pension Centre contact details - for pension forecasts, statements, advice and enquiries.
Use this form to claim Sure Start Maternity Grant by post.
How to complain about the service you get from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or from an organisation that provides its services.
Government to reform disability benefits system to ensure they’re targeted at those most in need.
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
How to pay your voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions - Direct Debit, bank, cheque, payslips.
You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on your ability to do daily activities
You may be able to claim New Style Employment and Support Allowance with, or instead of Universal Credit, depending on your National Insurance record.
Contact information for Carer's Allowance Unit, telephone number and address
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
A disability premium is extra money if you’re under Pension Credit age and registered blind or getting certain benefits - what you get, eligibility, apply
Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree
Claim up to £5,000 off your employer's National Insurance (NI), who is eligible, how to claim using your payroll software
Employer guide to Statutory Sick Pay - SSP rates, form SSP1, eligibility, fit notes (formerly sick notes), recover statutory pay.
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