Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

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• Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad

  Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK

• Moving or retiring abroad

  What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council

• National Insurance if you work abroad

  Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.

• State Pension if you retire abroad

  How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre

• Tax credits if you leave or move to the UK

  Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control

• Tax on foreign income

  Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)

• Tax on your UK income if you live abroad

  Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43