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Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payment…
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
Advertise apprenticeships and manage applications using the apprenticeship service.
Your Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - how much you get, eligibility, how to claim SSP, fit notes, disputes.
Become a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
How to pay your VAT bill - including online by card or Direct Debit, from your bank with HMRC’s bank details, by standing order or at your bank or building society.
How to pay PAYE and National Insurance for employers, including Construction Industry Scheme, student loan deductions, reference numbers, bank details, deadlines and payment booklets.
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
What you need to do if you start working for yourself.
Enrol and use HMRC's PAYE Online service to send payroll information to HMRC, to view the balance of what you owe, and to access tax codes and notices about your employees
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
Check if you were contracted out of the Additional State Pension and what it means for your State Pension
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025 to 2026.
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