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Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
Information about Housing Benefit from your local council - apply to help pay your rent
If a tenant is having difficulty paying their rent, apply for a Managed Payment to Landlord using the Apply for a Direct Rent Payment service to request payment of rent from a tenant’s Universal Credit.
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
Age-related tax allowance, calculating tax if you carry on working, National Insurance payments
Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment
Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get
Tax and reporting rules for employers who provide transport subsistence expenses for employees.
The international State Pension claim form IPC BR1 if you live abroad.
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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