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What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
Your Neonatal Care Leave and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay: what you can get, eligibility, how to claim and how to cancel.
Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
How the death of your partner affects your benefits, tax and pension. What you can claim and who to tell about your change of circumstances.
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
If you're over 80 you can get your State Pension topped up to £105.70 a week in 2025 to 2026 - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953
The Payment Exception Service is a way for people who do not have a bank account to collect benefit or pension payments. It replaces the Simple Payment service
If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.
Use this form to claim Carer’s Allowance by post if you can’t claim online.
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
Print or request a claim form to claim the basic State Pension by post.
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
Only fill in this capability for work questionnaire (ESA50) if you’re asked to do so – this is not a claim form.
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.
When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits
Find out what ID and documents you'll need to bring to your Jobcentre Plus interview
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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